:py:mod:`medcat.utils.ner.helpers`
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.. py:module:: medcat.utils.ner.helpers


Module Contents
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Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   medcat.utils.ner.helpers.replace_entities_in_text
   medcat.utils.ner.helpers.make_or_update_cdb



.. py:function:: replace_entities_in_text(text, entities, get_cui_name, redact = False)


.. py:function:: make_or_update_cdb(json_path, cdb = None, min_count = 0)

   Creates a new CDB or updates an existing one with new
   concepts if the cdb argument is provided. All concepts that are less frequent
   than min_count will be ignored.

   :param json_path: The json path
   :type json_path: str
   :param cdb: The CDB if present. Defaults to None.
   :type cdb: Optional[CDB]
   :param min_count: Minimum count to include. Defaults to 0.
   :type min_count: int

   :Returns: **CDB** -- The same or new CDB.