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tributary_of

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x tributary_of y if and only if x a channel for the flow of a substance into y, where y is larger than x. If x and y are hydrographic features, then y is the main stem of a river, or a lake or bay, but not the sea or ocean. If x and y are anatomical, then y is a vein.

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alternative term

tributary channel of,drains into,drains to

curator notes

This relation can be used for geographic features (e.g. rivers) as well as anatomical structures (veins, arteries)

definition source

http://www.medindia.net/glossary/venous_tributary.htm,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributary

example of usage

Deschutes River tributary_of Columbia River,inferior epigastric vein tributary_of external iliac vein

has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000428

has related synonym

drains into

id

tributary_of

see also

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributary,http://dbpedia.org/ontology/drainsTo

shorthand

tributary_of

term editor

Chris Mungall

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