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connects

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002176

c connects a if and only if there exist some b such that a and b are similar parts of the same system, and c connects b, specifically, c connects a with b. When one structure connects two others it unites some aspect of the function or role they play within the system.

Binary relationship: z connects x if and only if there exists some y such that z connects x and y in a ternary connected_to(x,y,z) relationship.

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definition source

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22293552

editor note

this is currently used for both structural relationships (such as between a valve and the chamber it connects) and abstract relationships (anatomical lines and the entities they connect)

example of usage

a 'toe distal phalanx bone' that is connected to a 'toe medial phalanx bone' (an interphalangeal joint *connects* these two bones).,The M8 connects Glasgow and Edinburgh

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connects

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

see also

https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/Modeling-articulations-Design-Pattern,https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/wiki/Connectivity-Design-Pattern

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connects

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