[Typo/Bug] Abbreviations listed as related synonyms

[noamrotenberg]

Description of typo, bug or error
In CL, it seems that all abbreviation matches are listed as related synonyms rather than exact synonyms. I think that an abbreviation is an exact match to its expanded form.

CL term examples

• "RAS cell" for "respiratory airway secretory cell" (CL:4052031)
• "PNEC" for "pulmonary neuroendocrine cell" (CL:1000223)

Other ontologies (examples)
Other ontologies seem to list abbreviations as exact matches.
E.g.,

• in MONDO, "MI" for "myocardial infarction" (MONDO:0005068): https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontologies/mondo/classes/http%253A%252F%252Fpurl.obolibrary.org%252Fobo%252FMONDO_0005068
• in HPO, "Paroxysmal AF" for "Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation" (HP:0004757): https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontologies/hp/classes/http%253A%252F%252Fpurl.obolibrary.org%252Fobo%252FHP_0004757

[dosumis]

Yeh - I was outvoted on this policy a couple of years ago.

I think it comes down to arguments around the meaning and use of the synonym fields. Acronyms/abbreviations are often used as exact synonyms in specific contexts/papers (which we can reference). But, being short, they often have very different meanings in other contexts. I think it is valuable to be able to capture the former sense, but currently we do not.

Note - All abbreviations should also have an abbreviation tag.

I think it is always important to discuss these issues in the context of use-cases. I'd be happy to re-open for discussion in the light of current use-cases & technical developments (e.g. in LLMs).