Example - InterWATER thesaurus - word-blocks

Word-blocks

The following examples of word-blocks may help to explain and define the terms used:

CONDUITS (Preferred term entry term)

Open channels or closed pipes carrying a liquid flow (Scope note)

uf water conduits (Preferred term is used for this synonym)

BT1 transmission lines (Broader or more generic preferred term than CONDUITS)

NT1 canals (Narrower or more specific preferred terms than CONDUITS)

NT1 culverts

rt pipes (Preferred term related to CONDUITS)

WATER CONDUITS (Non-preferred term or lead-in term)

USE conduits (Use this preferred term)

DISINFECTANTS (Preferred term entry term)

BTI chemicals (Broader preferred term than DISINFECTANTS)

NT1 hypochlorites (Narrower preferred term than DISINFECTANTS)

NT2 calcium hypochloride (Narrower preferred term than hypochlorites)

WATER-RELATED DISEASES (Preferred term entry term)

Human DISEASES of which the PATHOGENS are carried by WATER, or carried by organisms living in or associated with WATER (Scope Note)

BT1 diseases (Broader term than WATER-RELATED DISEASES)

NT1 cardiovascular diseases (Narrower term than WATER-RELATED DISEASES)

NT1 faecal-disposal diseases (Narrower term than WATER-RELATED DISEASES)

NT2 cysticercosis (Narrower term than FAECAL-DISPOSAL DISEASES)

NT2 faecal-oral infections (Narrower term than FAECAL-DISPOSAL DISEASES)

NT3 ascariasis (Narrower term than FAECAL-ORAL DISEASES)

NT3 cholera (Narrower term than FAECAL-ORAL DISEASES)

NT1 fluorosis (Narrower term than WATER RELATED DISEASES)

NT1 vector-borne diseases (Narrower term than WATER RELATED DISEASES)

rt infectious diseases (Preferred terms related to WATER-RELATED DISEASES)

rt pathogens

rt water quality