disease_names

Pack: clinicaltables · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/disease_names for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“UMLS code for [disease]” / “clinical name for rare disease [X]” / “look up a syndrome by name” / “find CUI for [condition]” — search the NLM Disease Names vocabulary (UMLS-derived, broader than conditions; includes rare diseases, syndromes, clinical terminology, ~12k entries). Returns UMLS CUIs (e.g., C0011860) plus canonical names. Use when you need clinical-grade vocabulary linkage rather than patient-friendly labels.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "terms": "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis",
  "count": 3
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clinicaltables/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"disease_names","arguments":{"terms":"amyotrophic lateral sclerosis","count":3}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('disease_names', {
  "terms": "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis",
  "count": 3
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clinicaltables": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/clinicaltables/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.