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connected to
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002170
Binary relationship: x connected_to y if and only if there exists some z such that z connects x and y in a ternary connected_to(x,y,z) relationship.
a is connected to b if and only if a and b are discrete structure, and there exists some connecting structure c, such that c connects a and b
Property info
comment
Connection does not imply overlaps.
database cross reference
RO:0002170
definition source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22293552
example of usage
a 'toe distal phalanx bone' that is connected to a 'toe medial phalanx bone' (an interphalangeal joint *connects* these two bones).
has obo namespace
uberon
id
connected_to
page
https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/Modeling-articulations-Design-Pattern,https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/Connectivity-Design-Pattern
see also
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SIO_000652
shorthand
connected_to