3. A computer implemented method for automating integration of terminological information into a knowledge base, said method comprising the steps of: receiving, into a computer, input terminology information comprising a plurality of input terms and at least one relationship indicator from a set of predetermined relationship indicators, each relationship indicator specifying an ontological relationship among at least two of said input terms; storing, in said computer, a knowledge base comprising a plurality of ontologies, each one of said ontologies comprising a plurality of nodes, each node representing a term, and comprising associations among said nodes that depict ontological relationships among respective terms; generating a logical structure of said input terms from said input terminology information using a mapping table comprising a mapping entry for each relationship indicator in said set of predetermined relationship indicators, each mapping entry comprising a mapping from a relationship indicator to a particular ontological relationship that is in a format compatible with said ontological relationships depicted in said knowledge base; and integrating said logical structure of said input terms into said knowledge base, said integrating comprising: determining whether at least one input term matches a node in said knowledge base; if so, extending said knowledge base by storing data that logically couples said logical structure of said input terms to a node that matches an input term; and if not, generating a new and independent ontology for said knowledge base comprising said logical structure of said input terms.
5. The method as set forth in claim 3 , further comprising generating alternate forms for said input terms prior to integrating said logical structure of said input terms into said knowledge base.