Emotion Response Ontology
type: Ontology
version IRI: emro.owl
contributor: Finn Wilson
created: 2025-11-24
creator: Bill Duncan
creator: Alexander D. Diehl
creator: Daniel W. McNeil
description: The Emotion Response Ontology represents emotions as behavioral responses to a situation or event, or internal process which evokes positive feelings, negative feelings, or surprise (i.e., emotional experiences).
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
version info: 2026-04-13

editor preferred term
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: editor preferred term
has curation status: ready for release
definition: The concise, meaningful, and human-friendly name for a class or property preferred by the ontology developers. (US-English)
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>

example of usage
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: example of usage
has curation status: ready for release
definition: A phrase describing how a term should be used and/or a citation to a work which uses it. May also include other kinds of examples that facilitate immediate understanding, such as widely know prototypes or instances of a class, or cases where a relation is said to hold.
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>

in branch
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: in branch
definition: An annotation property indicating which module the terms belong to. This is currently experimental and not implemented yet.
term editor: GROUP:OBI
definition source: OBI_0000277

has curation status
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has curation status
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
term editor: PERSON:Bill Bug
term editor: PERSON:Melanie Courtot

definition
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: definition
has curation status: ready for release
definition: The official definition, explaining the meaning of a class or property. Shall be Aristotelian, formalized and normalized. Can be augmented with colloquial definitions.
editor note: 2012-04-05: Barry Smith The official OBI definition, explaining the meaning of a class or property: 'Shall be Aristotelian, formalized and normalized. Can be augmented with colloquial definitions' is terrible. Can you fix to something like: A statement of necessary and sufficient conditions explaining the meaning of an expression referring to a class or property. Alan Ruttenberg Your proposed definition is a reasonable candidate, except that it is very common that necessary and sufficient conditions are not given. Mostly they are necessary, occasionally they are necessary and sufficient or just sufficient. Often they use terms that are not themselves defined and so they effectively can't be evaluated by those criteria. On the specifics of the proposed definition: We don't have definitions of 'meaning' or 'expression' or 'property'. For 'reference' in the intended sense I think we use the term 'denotation'. For 'expression', I think we you mean symbol, or identifier. For 'meaning' it differs for class and property. For class we want documentation that let's the intended reader determine whether an entity is instance of the class, or not. For property we want documentation that let's the intended reader determine, given a pair of potential relata, whether the assertion that the relation holds is true. The 'intended reader' part suggests that we also specify who, we expect, would be able to understand the definition, and also generalizes over human and computer reader to include textual and logical definition. Personally, I am more comfortable weakening definition to documentation, with instructions as to what is desirable. We also have the outstanding issue of how to aim different definitions to different audiences. A clinical audience reading chebi wants a different sort of definition documentation/definition from a chemistry trained audience, and similarly there is a need for a definition that is adequate for an ontologist to work with.
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>

editor note
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: editor note
has curation status: ready for release
definition: An administrative note intended for its editor. It may not be included in the publication version of the ontology, so it should contain nothing necessary for end users to understand the ontology.
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obofoundry.org/obo/obi>

term editor
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: term editor
has curation status: ready for release
definition: Name of editor entering the term in the file. The term editor is a point of contact for information regarding the term. The term editor may be, but is not always, the author of the definition, which may have been worked upon by several people
editor note: 20110707, MC: label update to term editor and definition modified accordingly. See https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/IAO/issues/115.
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>

alternative label
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: alternative label
has curation status: pending final vetting
definition: A label for a class or property that can be used to refer to the class or property instead of the preferred rdfs:label. Alternative labels should be used to indicate community- or context-specific labels, abbreviations, shorthand forms and the like.
term editor: OBO Operations committee
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>
comment: Consider re-defing to: An alternative name for a class or property which can mean the same thing as the preferred name (semantically equivalent, narrow, broad or related).

definition source
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: definition source
has curation status: ready for release
definition: Formal citation, e.g. identifier in external database to indicate / attribute source(s) for the definition. Free text indicate / attribute source(s) for the definition. EXAMPLE: Author Name, URI, MeSH Term C04, PUBMED ID, Wiki uri on 31.01.2007
term editor: PERSON:Daniel Schober
definition source: Discussion on obo-discuss mailing-list, see http://bit.ly/hgm99w
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>

has obsolescence reason
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has obsolescence reason
definition: Relates an annotation property to an obsolescence reason. The values of obsolescence reasons come from a list of predefined terms, instances of the class obsolescence reason specification.
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
term editor: PERSON:Melanie Courtot

curator note
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: curator note
has curation status: ready for release
definition: An administrative note of use for a curator but of no use for a user
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg

term tracker item
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: term tracker item
example of usage: the URI for an OBI Terms ticket at sourceforge, such as https://sourceforge.net/p/obi/obi-terms/772/
has curation status: pending final vetting
definition: An IRI or similar locator for a request or discussion of an ontology term.
term editor: Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
comment: The 'tracker item' can associate a tracker with a specific ontology term.

ontology term requester
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: ontology term requester
has curation status: pending final vetting
definition: The name of the person, project, or organization that motivated inclusion of an ontology term by requesting its addition.
term editor: Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person: Jie Zheng, Chris Stoeckert, Alan Ruttenberg
comment: The 'term requester' can credit the person, organization or project who request the ontology term.

is denotator type
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: is denotator type
definition: Relates an class defined in an ontology, to the type of it's denotator
editor note: In OWL 2 add AnnotationPropertyRange('is denotator type' 'denotator type')
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg

imported from
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: imported from
has curation status: pending final vetting
definition: For external terms/classes, the ontology from which the term was imported
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
term editor: PERSON:Melanie Courtot
definition source: GROUP:OBI:<http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/obi>

expand expression to
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: expand expression to
example of usage: ObjectProperty: RO_0002104 Label: has plasma membrane part Annotations: IAO_0000424 "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some (http://purl.org/obo/owl/GO#GO_0005886 and http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some ?Y)"
definition: A macro expansion tag applied to an object property (or possibly a data property) which can be used by a macro-expansion engine to generate more complex expressions from simpler ones
term editor: Chris Mungall

expand assertion to
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: expand assertion to
example of usage: ObjectProperty: RO??? Label: spatially disjoint from Annotations: expand_assertion_to "DisjointClasses: (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some ?X) (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some ?Y)"
definition: A macro expansion tag applied to an annotation property which can be expanded into a more detailed axiom.
term editor: Chris Mungall

first order logic expression
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: first order logic expression
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg

antisymmetric property
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: antisymmetric property
example of usage: part_of antisymmetric property xsd:true
definition: Use boolean value xsd:true to indicate that the property is an antisymmetric property
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg
sub property of: logical characteristic of object property

OBO foundry unique label
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: OBO foundry unique label
has curation status: pending final vetting
definition: An alternative name for a class or property which is unique across the OBO Foundry.
editor note: The intended usage of that property is as follow: OBO foundry unique labels are automatically generated based on regular expressions provided by each ontology, so that SO could specify unique label = 'sequence ' + [label], etc. , MA could specify 'mouse + [label]' etc. Upon importing terms, ontology developers can choose to use the 'OBO foundry unique label' for an imported term or not. The same applies to tools .
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
term editor: PERSON:Bjoern Peters
term editor: PERSON:Chris Mungall
term editor: PERSON:Melanie Courtot
definition source: GROUP:OBO Foundry <http://obofoundry.org/>

has ID digit count
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has ID digit count
example of usage: Ontology: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ro/idrange/> Annotations: 'has ID prefix': "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_" 'has ID digit count' : 7, rdfs:label "RO id policy" 'has ID policy for': "RO"
definition: Relates an ontology used to record id policy to the number of digits in the URI. The URI is: the 'has ID prefix" annotation property value concatenated with an integer in the id range (left padded with "0"s to make this many digits)
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg

has ID range allocated to
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has ID range allocated
example of usage: Datatype: idrange:1 Annotations: 'has ID range allocated to': "Chris Mungall" EquivalentTo: xsd:integer[> 2151 , <= 2300]
definition: Relates a datatype that encodes a range of integers to the name of the person or organization who can use those ids constructed in that range to define new terms
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg

has ID policy for
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has ID policy for
example of usage: Ontology: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ro/idrange/> Annotations: 'has ID prefix': "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_" 'has ID digit count' : 7, rdfs:label "RO id policy" 'has ID policy for': "RO"
definition: Relating an ontology used to record id policy to the ontology namespace whose policy it manages
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg

has ID prefix
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has ID prefix
example of usage: Ontology: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ro/idrange/> Annotations: 'has ID prefix': "http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_" 'has ID digit count' : 7, rdfs:label "RO id policy" 'has ID policy for': "RO"
definition: Relates an ontology used to record id policy to a prefix concatenated with an integer in the id range (left padded with "0"s to make this many digits) to construct an ID for a term being created.
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg

elucidation
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: elucidation
term editor: person:Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person:Barry Smith
elucidation: Primitive terms in a highest-level ontology such as BFO are terms which are so basic to our understanding of reality that there is no way of defining them in a non-circular fashion. For these, therefore, we can provide only elucidations, supplemented by examples and by axioms

has associated axiom(nl)
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has associated axiom(nl)
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
elucidation: An axiom associated with a term expressed using natural language

has associated axiom(fol)
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has associated axiom(fol)
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
elucidation: An axiom expressed in first order logic using CLIF syntax

is allocated id range
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: is allocated id range
definition: Relates an ontology IRI to an (inclusive) range of IRIs in an OBO name space. The range is give as, e.g. "IAO_0020000-IAO_0020999"
term editor: PERSON:Alan Ruttenberg
comment: Add as annotation triples in the granting ontology

has ontology root term
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has ontology root term
definition: Ontology annotation property. Relates an ontology to a term that is a designated root term of the ontology. Display tools like OLS can use terms annotated with this property as the starting point for rendering the ontology class hierarchy. There can be more than one root.
term editor: Nicolas Matentzoglu

may be identical to
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: may be identical to
definition: A annotation relationship between two terms in an ontology that may refer to the same (natural) type but where more evidence is required before terms are merged.
term editor: David Osumi-Sutherland
term tracker item: #40
ontology term requester: VFB
comment: Edges asserting this should be annotated with to record evidence supporting the assertion and its provenance.

scheduled for obsoletion on or after
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: scheduled for obsoletion on or after
definition: Used when the class or object is scheduled for obsoletion/deprecation on or after a particular date.
term editor: Chris Mungall, Jie Zheng
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/15532
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/32
ontology term requester: GO ontology
range: dateTime

has axiom label
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: has axiom id
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
elucidation: A URI that is intended to be unique label for an axiom used for tracking change to the ontology. For an axiom expressed in different languages, each expression is given the same URI

term replaced by
type: AnnotationProperty
editor preferred term: term replaced by
has curation status: pending final vetting
definition: Use on obsolete terms, relating the term to another term that can be used as a substitute
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: Person:Alan Ruttenberg
comment: Add as annotation triples in the granting ontology

logical characteristic of object property
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: This is an annotation used on an object property to indicate a logical characterstic beyond what is possible in OWL.
definition source: OBO Operations call
created by: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432

defined by construct
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: 'part disjoint with' 'defined by construct' """ PREFIX owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> PREFIX : <http://example.org/ CONSTRUCT { [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty :part_of ; owl:someValuesFrom ?a ; owl:disjointWith [ a owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty :part_of ; owl:someValuesFrom ?b ] ] } WHERE { ?a :part_disjoint_with ?b . }
definition: Links an annotation property to a SPARQL CONSTRUCT query which is meant to provide semantics for a shortcut relation.
term tracker item: https://github.com/ontodev/robot/issues/963
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-1779
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-6599

abbreviation
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: CHEBI:26523 (reactive oxygen species) has an exact synonym (ROS), which is of type OMO:0003000 (abbreviation)
definition: A synonym type for describing abbreviations or initalisms
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/122
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

ambiguous synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: A synonym type for describing ambiguous synonyms
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/122
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

dubious synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: A synonym type for describing dubious synonyms
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/122
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

layperson synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: EFO:0006346 (severe cutaneous adverse reaction) has an exact synonym (scar), which is of the type OMO:0003003 (layperson synonym)
definition: A synonym type for describing layperson or colloquial synonyms
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/122
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

plural form
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: CHEBI:23367 (molecular entity) has an exact synonym (molecular entities), which is of the type OMO:0003004 (plural form)
definition: A synonym type for describing pluralization synonyms
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/122
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

UK spelling synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: CHEBI:16189 (sulfate) has an exact synonym (sulphate), which is of the type OMO:0003005 (UK spelling synonym)
definition: A synonym type for describing UK spelling variants
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/122
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

misspelling
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: A synonym type for common misspellings
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/132
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

misnomer
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: A synonym type for misnomers, i.e., a synonym that is not technically correct but is commonly used anyway
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/133
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-03-03
sub property of: SynonymType

previous name
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: MAPT, the gene that encodes the Tau protein, has a previous name DDPAC. Note: in this case, the name type is more specifically the gene symbol.
definition: A synonym type for names that have been used as primary labels in the past.
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/139
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-07-25
sub property of: SynonymType

legal name
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: The legal name for Harvard University (https://ror.org/03vek6s52) is President and Fellows of Harvard College
definition: A synonym type for the legal entity name
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/141
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-07-27
sub property of: SynonymType

International Nonproprietary Name
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: CHEBI:46195 has been assigned the english International Nonproproprietary Name (INN) "paracetamol". In some cases such as this one, the INN might be the same as the ontology's primary label
definition: The International Nonproprietary Name (INN) is a standardize name for a pharmaceutical drug or active ingredient issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) meant to address the issues with country- or language-specific brand names. These are issued in several languages, including English, Latin, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/149
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-4370
created: 2023-09-30
sub property of: SynonymType

latin term
type: AnnotationProperty
example of usage: nasopharynx (UBERON:0001728) has the latin name "pars nasalis pharyngis
definition: A synonym type for describing Latin term synonyms.
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/146
contributor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1773-2692
created: 2023-10-12
sub property of: SynonymType

has broad synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: An alternative label for a class or property which has a more general meaning than the preferred name/primary label.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/18
sub property of: alternative label

has exact synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: An alternative label for a class or property which has the exact same meaning than the preferred name/primary label.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/20
sub property of: alternative label

has narrow synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: An alternative label for a class or property which has a more specific meaning than the preferred name/primary label.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/19
sub property of: alternative label

has related synonym
type: AnnotationProperty
definition: An alternative label for a class or property that has been used synonymously with the primary term name, but the usage is not strictly correct.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/21
sub property of: alternative label

part of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: overlaps
inverse of: has part
type: TransitiveProperty
editor preferred term: is part of
example of usage: my brain is part of my body (continuant parthood, two material entities)
example of usage: my stomach cavity is part of my stomach (continuant parthood, immaterial entity is part of material entity)
example of usage: this day is part of this year (occurrent parthood)
definition: a core relation that holds between a part and its whole
alternative label: part_of
RO_0001900: RO_0001901
has db xref: BFO:0000050
has OBO namespace: external
id: part_of
in subset: valid for go annotation extension
in subset: valid for go gp2term
in subset: valid for go ontology
in subset: valid for gocam
shorthand: part_of

has part
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: overlaps
type: TransitiveProperty
editor preferred term: has part
example of usage: my body has part my brain (continuant parthood, two material entities)
example of usage: my stomach has part my stomach cavity (continuant parthood, material entity has part immaterial entity)
example of usage: this year has part this day (occurrent parthood)
definition: a core relation that holds between a whole and its part
alternative label: has_part
RO_0001900: RO_0001901
has db xref: BFO:0000051
has OBO namespace: external
id: has_part
in subset: valid for go annotation extension
in subset: valid for go ontology
in subset: valid for gocam
shorthand: has_part

preceded by
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: ends after
inverse of: precedes
type: TransitiveProperty
property chain axiom: part of
editor preferred term: preceded by
definition: x is preceded by y if and only if the time point at which y ends is before or equivalent to the time point at which x starts. Formally: x preceded by y iff ω(y) <= α(x), where α is a function that maps a process to a start point, and ω is a function that maps a process to an end point.
alternative label: is preceded by
alternative label: preceded_by
source: http://www.obofoundry.org/ro/#OBO_REL:preceded_by
in subset: ro-eco

precedes
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: temporally related to
type: TransitiveProperty
property chain axiom: part of
editor preferred term: precedes
definition: x precedes y if and only if the time point at which x ends is before or equivalent to the time point at which y starts. Formally: x precedes y iff ω(x) <= α(y), where α is a function that maps a process to a start point, and ω is a function that maps a process to an end point.
in subset: ro-eco

characteristic of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: characteristic of part of
inverse of: has characteristic
type: FunctionalProperty
editor preferred term: inheres in
example of usage: this fragility is a characteristic of this vase
example of usage: this red color is a characteristic of this apple
definition: a relation between a specifically dependent continuant (the characteristic) and any other entity (the bearer), in which the characteristic depends on the bearer for its existence.
alternative label: inheres_in
RO_0001900: RO_0001901
comment: Note that this relation was previously called "inheres in", but was changed to be called "characteristic of" because BFO2 uses "inheres in" in a more restricted fashion. This relation differs from BFO2:inheres_in in two respects: (1) it does not impose a range constraint, and thus it allows qualities of processes, as well as of information entities, whereas BFO2 restricts inheres_in to only apply to independent continuants (2) it is declared functional, i.e. something can only be a characteristic of one thing.

has characteristic
type: ObjectProperty
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
editor preferred term: bearer of
example of usage: this apple is bearer of this red color
example of usage: this vase is bearer of this fragility
definition: Inverse of characteristic_of
alternative label: bearer_of
alternative label: is bearer of
RO_0001900: RO_0001901

participates in
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: has participant
editor preferred term: participates in
example of usage: this blood clot participates in this blood coagulation
example of usage: this input material (or this output material) participates in this process
example of usage: this investigator participates in this investigation
definition: a relation between a continuant and a process, in which the continuant is somehow involved in the process
alternative label: participates_in

has participant
type: ObjectProperty
property chain axiom: has part
editor preferred term: has participant
example of usage: this blood coagulation has participant this blood clot
example of usage: this investigation has participant this investigator
example of usage: this process has participant this input material (or this output material)
definition: a relation between a process and a continuant, in which the continuant is somehow involved in the process
alternative label: has_participant
source: http://www.obofoundry.org/ro/#OBO_REL:has_participant

ends after
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: temporally related to
type: TransitiveProperty
term editor: David Osumi-Sutherland
in subset: ro-eco
comment: X ends_after Y iff: end(Y) before_or_simultaneous_with end(X)

overlaps
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: mereotopologically related to
type: SymmetricProperty
property chain axiom: part of
property chain axiom: has part
definition: x overlaps y if and only if there exists some z such that x has part z and z part of y
expand expression to: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000051 some (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000050 some ?Y)
RO_0001900: RO_0001901
in subset: valid for go annotation extension
in subset: valid for gocam
in subset: ro-eco

capable of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: capable of part of
example of usage: mechanosensory neuron capable of detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception (GO:0050974)
example of usage: osteoclast SubClassOf 'capable of' some 'bone resorption'
definition: A relation between a material entity (such as a cell) and a process, in which the material entity has the ability to carry out the process.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: has function realized in
definition source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20123131
definition source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21208450
in subset: ro-eco

capable of part of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: functionally related to
sub property of: causal agent in process
property chain axiom: capable of
property chain axiom: part of
definition: c stands in this relationship to p if and only if there exists some p' such that c is capable_of p', and p' is part_of p.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: has function in

temporally related to
type: ObjectProperty
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
definition source: Allen's interval algebra
source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBv1ep_9g3sTR-SD3jqzFqhuwo9TPNF-l-9fUDbO6rM/edit
in subset: ro-eco
comment: A relation that holds between two occurrents. This is a grouping relation that collects together all the Allen relations.

has input
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has participant
inverse of: input of
definition: p has input c iff: p is a process, c is a material entity, c is a participant in p, c is present at the start of p, and the state of c is modified during p.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: consumes
in subset: valid for go annotation extension
in subset: valid for go ontology
in subset: valid for gocam
in subset: ro-eco

has output
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has participant
inverse of: output of
definition: p has output c iff c is a participant in p, c is present at the end of p, and c is not present in the same state at the beginning of p.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: produces
in subset: valid for go annotation extension
in subset: valid for go ontology
in subset: valid for gocam
in subset: ro-eco

characteristic of part of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: depends on
property chain axiom: characteristic of
property chain axiom: part of
definition: q characteristic of part of w if and only if there exists some p such that q inheres in p and p part of w.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: inheres in part of
definition source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20064205
RO_0001900: RO_0001901

mereotopologically related to
type: ObjectProperty
definition: A mereological relationship or a topological relationship
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
RO_0001900: RO_0001901

enables
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: capable of
inverse of: enabled by
property chain axiom: has part
example of usage: a particular instances of akt-2 enables some instance of protein kinase activity
definition: c enables p iff c is capable of p and c acts to execute p.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: catalyzes
alternative label: executes
alternative label: has
alternative label: is catalyzing
alternative label: is executing
in subset: valid for go gp2term

functionally related to
type: ObjectProperty
definition: A grouping relationship for any relationship directly involving a function, or that holds because of a function of one of the related entities.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

enabled by
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has participant
sub property of: functionally related to
definition: inverse of enables
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
in subset: valid for gocam

input of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: participates in
sub property of: functionally related to
definition: inverse of has input
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
in subset: RO_0002259
in subset: ro-eco

output of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: participates in
sub property of: functionally related to
definition: inverse of has output
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
in subset: RO_0002259
in subset: ro-eco

causally downstream of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: preceded by
sub property of: causally downstream of or within
inverse of: causally upstream of
definition: inverse of upstream of
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

causally related to
type: ObjectProperty
definition: relation that links two events, processes, states, or objects such that one event, process, state, or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an effect) where the cause is partly or wholly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly or wholly dependent on the cause.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

Axiom
annotated source: causally related to
annotated property: definition
annotated target: relation that links two events, processes, states, or objects such that one event, process, state, or object (a cause) contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an effect) where the cause is partly or wholly responsible for the effect, and the effect is partly or wholly dependent on the cause.
has db xref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causality

causally upstream of
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: precedes
sub property of: causally upstream of or within
type: TransitiveProperty
definition: p is causally upstream of q iff p is causally related to q, the end of p precedes the end of q, and p is not an occurrent part of q.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
in subset: valid for go annotation extension
in subset: valid for gocam

causally upstream of or within
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: causal relation between processes
inverse of: causally downstream of or within
type: TransitiveProperty
definition: p is 'causally upstream or within' q iff p is causally related to q, and the end of p precedes, or is coincident with, the end of q.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
alternative label: influences (processual)
has related synonym: affects

causally downstream of or within
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: causal relation between processes
type: TransitiveProperty
definition: inverse of causally upstream of or within
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
definition source: causal-relations
in subset: RO_0002259

causal agent in process
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: causal relation between material entity and a process
definition: A relationship between a material entity and a process where the material entity has some causal role that influences the process
definition source: causal-relations

causal relation between processes
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: causally related to
definition: p is causally related to q if and only if p or any part of p and q or any part of q are linked by a chain of events where each event pair is one where the execution of p influences the execution of q. p may be upstream, downstream, part of, or a container of q.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
definition source: causal-relations

depends on
type: ObjectProperty
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165

causal relation between material entity and a process
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: causally related to
definition: A relationship that holds between a material entity and a process in which causality is involved, with either the material entity or some part of the material entity exerting some influence over the process, or the process influencing some aspect of the material entity.
term editor: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
definition source: causal-relations

emotion process
type: Class
subclass of: behavior
definition: A behavioral response that includes overt action, cognitive response, verbal response, or physiological reaction in response to a situation or event, or internal process which evokes positive feelings, negative feelings, or surprise (i.e., emotional experiences).
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T20:50:19Z

phenomenal cognitive experience
type: Class
subclass of: cognition
definition: A cognitive process during which an organism is aware of something either internal or external to itself.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T20:52:17Z

Axiom
annotated source: phenomenal cognitive experience
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A cognitive process during which an organism is aware of something either internal or external to itself.
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/consciousness

emotional experience (feeling)
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: phenomenal cognitive experience
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: part of
    some values from: emotion process
subclass of: phenomenal cognitive experience
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: part of
  some values from: emotion process
definition: A phenomenal cognitive experience evaluated as pleasant or unpleasant.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T20:52:39Z

Axiom
annotated source: emotional experience (feeling)
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A phenomenal cognitive experience evaluated as pleasant or unpleasant.
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/feeling

anxiety process
type: Class
subclass of: emotion process
definition: An emotion process that is a response that occurs more distally in time or physical space with regard to threatening stimuli. Anxiety typically involves worrying about experiencing threats that could or will be experienced in the future.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T20:56:47Z

fear process
type: Class
subclass of: emotion process
definition: An emotion process that is an in-the-moment response to a perceived threat. Fear is typically associated with organized, robust visceral arousal.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T20:57:08Z

sensory experience
type: Class
subclass of: phenomenal cognitive experience
definition: A phenomenal cognitive experience produced by the parts of the nervous sysem involved in awareness of the external world (i.e., external stimulus) or changes to internal organs. A sensory experience does not necessarily entail the existence phenomenon experiences (e.g., hallucinations).
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T20:59:47Z

Axiom
annotated source: sensory experience
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A phenomenal cognitive experience produced by the parts of the nervous sysem involved in awareness of the external world (i.e., external stimulus) or changes to internal organs. A sensory experience does not necessarily entail the existence phenomenon experiences (e.g., hallucinations).
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/sensation

motoric response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: motor behavior
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: has part
  some values from: muscle contraction
definition: A motor behavior that happens as a response to an emotion process. The motoric response includes muscle contractions that may move parts of the body or prevent the body from moving (e.g., freezing).
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T21:02:42Z

psychophysiological response to emotion
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: Class
    union of: muscle system process
    union of: circulatory system process
    union of: respiratory system process
    union of: nervous system process
    union of: motor behavior
    union of: sweat secretion
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: causally related to
    some values from: emotion process
subclass of: behavior
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: part of
  some values from: emotion process
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: causally related to
  some values from: emotion process
definition: A psychophysiological process that is part of an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T21:10:13Z

sweat secretion response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: sweat secretion
definition: Sweat screation that happens as a response to an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T22:22:47Z

positive emotional valence
type: Class
subclass of: emotional valence
definition: An emotional valence which is inherently pleasant or attractive.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Finn Wilson
created: 2026-03-17T19:27:16Z
comment: Emotional valences exist on a continuum from pleasant to unpleasant, or from attractive to aversive.

Axiom
annotated source: positive emotional valence
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An emotional valence which is inherently pleasant or attractive.
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/emotional-valence

muscle tension response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: muscle contraction
definition: Muscle contraction that happens as a response to an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T22:36:17Z

increased heart response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: heart process
definition: A heart process during which the rate at which the heart beats increases as a response to an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T22:39:24Z

increased breathing rate response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: respiratory system process
definition: A respiratory system process during which the rate at which an organism moves air in and out of its lungs increases as a response to an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-11-24T22:44:09Z

cognitive response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: cognition
definition: A cognitive process that happens as a response to an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-12-17T17:11:45Z

cognitive appraisal process
type: Class
subclass of: cognition
definition: A cognitive process during which the nature and significance of a phenomenon or event is evaluated.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2025-12-17T17:18:23Z

syncope response to emotion
type: Class
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
definition: A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that happens as a result of an emotion process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T11:54:16Z
has broad synonym: fainting
has broad synonym: syncope
has exact synonym: fainting response to emotion
has related synonym: vasovagal syncope

Axiom
annotated source: syncope response to emotion
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that happens as a result of an emotion process.
definition source: Adapted from MeSH definition for syncope. See https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D013575 or http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/271594007.

negative emotional valence
type: Class
subclass of: emotional valence
definition: An emotional valence which is inherently unpleasant or aversive.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Finn Wilson
created: 2026-03-17T19:27:31Z
comment: Emotional valences exist on a continuum from pleasant to unpleasant, or from attractive to aversive.

Axiom
annotated source: negative emotional valence
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An emotional valence which is inherently unpleasant or aversive.
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/emotional-valence

neutral emotional valence
type: Class
subclass of: emotional valence
definition: An emotional valence which is inherently neither pleasant nor unpleasant.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Finn Wilson
created: 2026-03-17T19:29:48Z
comment: Emotional valences exist on a continuum from pleasant to unpleasant, or from attractive to aversive. Neutral emotional valences are in the center of this continuum.

Axiom
annotated source: neutral emotional valence
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An emotional valence which is inherently neither pleasant nor unpleasant.
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/emotional-valence

muscle tension response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: muscle tension response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to fear
definition: Muscle contraction that happens as a response to a fear process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:16:30Z

psychophysiological response to fear
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: psychophysiological response to emotion
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: part of
    some values from: fear process
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: part of
  some values from: fear process
definition: psychophysiological response to emotion that is part of a fear process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:20:49Z

psychophysiological response to anxiety
type: Class
equivalent class: Class
  intersection of: psychophysiological response to emotion
  intersection of: Restriction
    on property: part of
    some values from: anxiety process
subclass of: psychophysiological response to emotion
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: part of
  some values from: anxiety process
definition: psychophysiological response to emotion that is part of an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:21:09Z

muscle tension response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: muscle tension response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: Muscle contraction that happens as a response to an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:24:05Z

cognitive response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: cognitive response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to fear
definition: A cognitive process that happens as a response to fear process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:26:16Z

cognitive response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: cognitive response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: A cognitive process that happens as a response to an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:26:25Z

sweat secretion response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: sweat secretion response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to fear
definition: Sweat screation that happens as a response to a fear process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:31:28Z

sweat secretion response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: sweat secretion response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: Sweat screation that happens as a response to an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:31:36Z

increased heart response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: increased heart response to emotion
definition: A heart process during which the rate at which the heart beats increases as a response to a fear process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:32:52Z

increased heart response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: increased heart response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: A heart process during which the rate at which the heart beats increases as a response to an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:33:04Z

increased breathing rate response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: increased breathing rate response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to fear
definition: A respiratory system process during which the rate at which an organism moves air in and out of its lungs increases as a response to a fear process.
contributor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9625-1899
created: 2026-03-05T21:34:20Z

increased breathing rate response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: increased breathing rate response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: A respiratory system process during which the rate at which an organism moves air in and out of its lungs increases as a response to an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:34:30Z

syncope response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: syncope response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to fear
definition: A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that happens as a result of a fear process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:42:51Z

Axiom
annotated source: syncope response to fear
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that happens as a result of a fear process.
definition source: Adapted from MeSH definition for syncope. See https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D013575 or http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/271594007.

syncope response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: syncope response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that happens as a result of an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T21:43:01Z

Axiom
annotated source: syncope response to anxiety
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that happens as a result of an anxiety process.
definition source: Adapted from MeSH definition for syncope. See https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D013575 or http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/271594007.

motoric response to fear
type: Class
subclass of: motoric response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to fear
definition: A motor behavior that happens as a response to a fear process.
contributor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9625-1899
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T22:03:57Z

motoric response to anxiety
type: Class
subclass of: motoric response to emotion
subclass of: psychophysiological response to anxiety
definition: A motor behavior that happens as a response to an anxiety process.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
created: 2026-03-05T22:04:12Z

emotional valence
type: Class
subclass of: process quality
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: characteristic of
  some values from: emotion process
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: output of
  some values from: cognitive appraisal process
definition: A characteristic of an emotion process reflecting its degree of positivity or negativity.
contributor: Bill Duncan
contributor: Alexander D. Diehl
contributor: Daniel W. McNeil
contributor: Finn Wilson
created: 2026-03-17T20:06:41Z
description: the value associated with a stimulus as expressed on a continuum from pleasant to unpleasant or from attractive to aversive. In factor analysis and multidimensional scaling studies, emotional valence is one of two axes (or dimensions) on which an emotion can be located, the other axis being arousal (expressed as a continuum from high to low). For example, happiness is typically characterized by pleasant valence and relatively high arousal, whereas sadness or depression is typically characterized by unpleasant valence and relatively low arousal.
has related synonym: hedonic tone
comment: According to cognitive appraisal theory, an individual's cognitive appraisal of a stimulus contributes to producing an emotion (with its corresponding emotional valence).

Axiom
annotated source: emotional valence
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A characteristic of an emotion process reflecting its degree of positivity or negativity.
definition source: https://dictionary.apa.org/emotional-valence

process
type: Class
BFO_0000179: process
BFO_0000180: Process
example of usage: a process of cell-division, \ a beating of the heart
example of usage: a process of meiosis
example of usage: a process of sleeping
example of usage: the course of a disease
example of usage: the flight of a bird
example of usage: the life of an organism
example of usage: your process of aging.
definition: p is a process = Def. p is an occurrent that has temporal proper parts and for some time t, p s-depends_on some material entity at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [083-003])
has associated axiom(fol): (iff (Process a) (and (Occurrent a) (exists (b) (properTemporalPartOf b a)) (exists (c t) (and (MaterialEntity c) (specificallyDependsOnAt a c t))))) // axiom label in BFO2 CLIF: [083-003]

Axiom
annotated source: process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: p is a process = Def. p is an occurrent that has temporal proper parts and for some time t, p s-depends_on some material entity at t. (axiom label in BFO2 Reference: [083-003])
has axiom label: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/axiom/083-003

Axiom
annotated source: process
annotated property: has associated axiom(fol)
annotated target: (iff (Process a) (and (Occurrent a) (exists (b) (properTemporalPartOf b a)) (exists (c t) (and (MaterialEntity c) (specificallyDependsOnAt a c t))))) // axiom label in BFO2 CLIF: [083-003]
has axiom label: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/axiom/083-003

characteristic
type: Class

system process
type: Class
subclass of: multicellular organismal process
definition: A multicellular organismal process carried out by any of the organs or tissues in an organ system. An organ system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a biological objective.
has exact synonym: organ system process
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0003008

Axiom
annotated source: system process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A multicellular organismal process carried out by any of the organs or tissues in an organ system. An organ system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of organs or tissues that work together to carry out a biological objective.
has db xref: GOC:mtg_cardio

muscle system process
type: Class
subclass of: system process
definition: An organ system process carried out at the level of a muscle. Muscle tissue is composed of contractile cells or fibers.
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: muscle physiological process
id: GO:0003012
in subset: goslim drosophila
in subset: goslim generic

Axiom
annotated source: muscle system process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An organ system process carried out at the level of a muscle. Muscle tissue is composed of contractile cells or fibers.
has db xref: GOC:mtg_cardio

circulatory system process
type: Class
subclass of: system process
definition: An organ system process carried out by any of the organs or tissues of the circulatory system. The circulatory system is an organ system that moves extracellular fluids to and from tissue within a multicellular organism.
has db xref: Wikipedia:Circulatory_system
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0003013
in subset: goslim chembl
in subset: goslim generic

Axiom
annotated source: circulatory system process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An organ system process carried out by any of the organs or tissues of the circulatory system. The circulatory system is an organ system that moves extracellular fluids to and from tissue within a multicellular organism.
has db xref: GOC:mtg_cardio

heart process
type: Class
subclass of: circulatory system process
definition: A circulatory system process carried out by the heart. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: cardiac process
id: GO:0003015

Axiom
annotated source: heart process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A circulatory system process carried out by the heart. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. The heart is a hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.
has db xref: GOC:mtg_cardio

respiratory system process
type: Class
subclass of: system process
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: part of
  some values from: respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system
definition: A process carried out by the organs or tissues of the respiratory system. The respiratory system is an organ system responsible for respiratory gaseous exchange.
has alternative id: GO:0010802
has exact synonym: respiratory gaseous exchange
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0003016
in subset: goslim generic

Axiom
annotated source: respiratory system process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A process carried out by the organs or tissues of the respiratory system. The respiratory system is an organ system responsible for respiratory gaseous exchange.
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:mtg_cardio
has db xref: GOC:tb

transport
type: Class
subclass of: establishment of localization
definition: The directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) or cellular components (such as complexes and organelles) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, or within a multicellular organism by means of some agent such as a transporter or a transporter complex, a pore or a motor protein.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/20292
created by: jl
creation date: 2012-12-13T16:25:32Z
has alternative id: GO:0015457
has alternative id: GO:0015460
has alternative id: GO:0044765
has db xref: Reactome:R-HSA-382551
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: single-organism transport
id: GO:0006810
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim candida
in subset: goslim chembl
in subset: goslim metagenomics
in subset: goslim pir
in subset: goslim plant
in subset: goslim plant ribbon
in subset: goslim prokaryote
in subset: goslim prokaryote ribbon
comment: Note that this term should not be used for direct annotation. It should be possible to make a more specific annotation to one of the children of this term, for e.g. to transmembrane transport, to microtubule-based transport or to vesicle-mediated transport.

Axiom
annotated source: transport
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) or cellular components (such as complexes and organelles) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, or within a multicellular organism by means of some agent such as a transporter or a transporter complex, a pore or a motor protein.
has db xref: GOC:dos
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:jl
has db xref: GOC:mah

Transport of small molecules
type: Axiom
annotated source: transport
annotated property: hasDbXref
annotated target: Reactome:R-HSA-382551

muscle contraction
type: Class
subclass of: muscle system process
definition: A process in which force is generated within muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force through ATP hydrolysis.
has db xref: Reactome:R-HSA-445355
has db xref: Wikipedia:Muscle_contraction
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0006936
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: muscle contraction
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A process in which force is generated within muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force through ATP hydrolysis.
has db xref: GOC:ef
has db xref: GOC:mtg_muscle
has db xref: ISBN:0198506732

Smooth Muscle Contraction
type: Axiom
annotated source: muscle contraction
annotated property: hasDbXref
annotated target: Reactome:R-HSA-445355

respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system
type: Class
subclass of: multicellular organismal process
definition: The process of gaseous exchange between an organism and its environment. In plants, microorganisms, and many small animals, air or water makes direct contact with the organism's cells or tissue fluids, and the processes of diffusion supply the organism with dioxygen (O2) and remove carbon dioxide (CO2). In larger animals the efficiency of gaseous exchange is improved by specialized respiratory organs, such as lungs and gills, which are ventilated by breathing mechanisms.
has broad synonym: breathing
has broad synonym: respiration
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0007585
in subset: goslim chembl

Axiom
annotated source: respiratory gaseous exchange by respiratory system
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The process of gaseous exchange between an organism and its environment. In plants, microorganisms, and many small animals, air or water makes direct contact with the organism's cells or tissue fluids, and the processes of diffusion supply the organism with dioxygen (O2) and remove carbon dioxide (CO2). In larger animals the efficiency of gaseous exchange is improved by specialized respiratory organs, such as lungs and gills, which are ventilated by breathing mechanisms.
has db xref: ISBN:0198506732

body fluid secretion
type: Class
subclass of: secretion
subclass of: regulation of body fluid levels
definition: The controlled release of a fluid by a cell or tissue in an animal.
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0007589

Axiom
annotated source: body fluid secretion
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The controlled release of a fluid by a cell or tissue in an animal.
has db xref: GOC:ai
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:mah
has db xref: GOC:tb

behavior
type: Class
subclass of: multicellular organismal process
definition: The internally coordinated responses (actions or inactions) of animals (individuals or groups) to internal or external stimuli, via a mechanism that involves nervous system activity.
created by: jl
creation date: 2012-09-20T14:06:08Z
has alternative id: GO:0023032
has alternative id: GO:0044708
has alternative id: GO:0044709
has db xref: Wikipedia:Behavior
has exact synonym: behavioral response to stimulus
has exact synonym: behaviour
has exact synonym: behavioural response to stimulus
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: single-organism behavior
id: GO:0007610
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim agr
in subset: goslim flybase ribbon
comment: 1. Note that this term is in the subset of terms that should not be used for direct gene product annotation. Instead, select a child term or, if no appropriate child term exists, please request a new term. Direct annotations to this term may be amended during annotation reviews. 2. While a broader definition of behavior encompassing plants and single cell organisms would be justified on the basis of some usage (see PMID:20160973 for discussion), GO uses a tight definition that limits behavior to animals and to responses involving the nervous system, excluding plant responses that GO classifies under development, and responses of unicellular organisms that has general classifications for covering the responses of cells in multicellular organisms (e.g. cell chemotaxis).
preferred label: behavioral response to stimulus

Axiom
annotated source: behavior
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The internally coordinated responses (actions or inactions) of animals (individuals or groups) to internal or external stimuli, via a mechanism that involves nervous system activity.
has db xref: GOC:ems
has db xref: GOC:jl
has db xref: ISBN:0395448956
has db xref: PMID:20160973

biological_process
type: Class
subclass of: process
definition: A biological process is the execution of a genetically-encoded biological module or program. It consists of all the steps required to achieve the specific biological objective of the module. A biological process is accomplished by a particular set of molecular functions carried out by specific gene products (or macromolecular complexes), often in a highly regulated manner and in a particular temporal sequence.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/24968
created by: jl
creation date: 2012-09-19T15:05:24Z
has alternative id: GO:0000004
has alternative id: GO:0007582
has alternative id: GO:0044699
has db xref: Wikipedia:Biological_process
has exact synonym: biological process
has exact synonym: physiological process
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: single organism process
has related synonym: single-organism process
id: GO:0008150
in subset: goslim candida
in subset: goslim chembl
in subset: goslim metagenomics
in subset: goslim pir
in subset: goslim plant
in subset: goslim pombe
in subset: goslim yeast
comment: Note that, in addition to forming the root of the biological process ontology, this term is recommended for the annotation of gene products whose biological process is unknown. When this term is used for annotation, it indicates that no information was available about the biological process of the gene product annotated as of the date the annotation was made; the evidence code 'no data' (ND), is used to indicate this.

Axiom
annotated source: biological_process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A biological process is the execution of a genetically-encoded biological module or program. It consists of all the steps required to achieve the specific biological objective of the module. A biological process is accomplished by a particular set of molecular functions carried out by specific gene products (or macromolecular complexes), often in a highly regulated manner and in a particular temporal sequence.
has db xref: GOC:pdt

multicellular organismal process
type: Class
subclass of: biological_process
definition: Any biological process, occurring at the level of a multicellular organism, pertinent to its function.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/27189
created by: jl
creation date: 2012-09-19T16:07:47Z
has alternative id: GO:0044707
has alternative id: GO:0050874
has exact synonym: organismal physiological process
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: single-multicellular organism process
id: GO:0032501
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim pir
comment: Note that this term is in the subset of terms that should not be used for direct gene product annotation. Instead, select a child term or, if no appropriate child term exists, please request a new term. Direct annotations to this term may be amended during annotation QC.

Axiom
annotated source: multicellular organismal process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Any biological process, occurring at the level of a multicellular organism, pertinent to its function.
has db xref: GOC:curators
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:isa_complete
has db xref: GOC:tb

secretion by tissue
type: Class
subclass of: multicellular organismal process
subclass of: secretion
definition: The controlled release of a substance by a tissue.
has exact synonym: tissue secretion
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: expulsion of gland contents
id: GO:0032941

Axiom
annotated source: secretion by tissue
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The controlled release of a substance by a tissue.
has db xref: GOC:mah

Axiom
annotated source: secretion by tissue
annotated property: has related synonym
annotated target: expulsion of gland contents
has db xref: GOC:mah

locomotion
type: Class
subclass of: biological_process
definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0040011
in subset: goslim chembl
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: locomotion
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
has db xref: GOC:dgh

secretion
type: Class
subclass of: transport
definition: The controlled release of a substance by a cell or a tissue.
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0046903
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: secretion
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The controlled release of a substance by a cell or a tissue.
has db xref: GOC:ai

nervous system process
type: Class
subclass of: system process
definition: An organ system process carried out by any of the organs or tissues of the neurological system.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/13824
has exact synonym: neurological system process
has exact synonym: neurophysiological process
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: pan-neural process
id: GO:0050877
in subset: goslim agr
in subset: goslim chembl
in subset: goslim flybase ribbon
in subset: goslim generic
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: nervous system process
annotated property: definition
annotated target: An organ system process carried out by any of the organs or tissues of the neurological system.
has db xref: GOC:ai
has db xref: GOC:mtg_cardio

regulation of body fluid levels
type: Class
subclass of: regulation of biological quality
definition: Any process that modulates the levels of body fluids.
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0050878
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: regulation of body fluid levels
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Any process that modulates the levels of body fluids.
has db xref: GOC:ai
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:tb

cognition
type: Class
subclass of: nervous system process
definition: The operation of the mind by which an organism becomes aware of objects of thought or perception; it includes the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory.
has db xref: Wikipedia:Cognition
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0050890
in subset: goslim drosophila
preferred label: cognitive process

Axiom
annotated source: cognition
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The operation of the mind by which an organism becomes aware of objects of thought or perception; it includes the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory.
has db xref: ISBN:0721619908

localization
type: Class
subclass of: biological_process
definition: Any process in which a cell, a substance, or a cellular entity, such as a protein complex or organelle, is transported, tethered to or otherwise maintained in a specific location. In the case of substances, localization may also be achieved via selective degradation.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/27052
created by: jl
creation date: 2013-12-18T13:51:04Z
has alternative id: GO:1902578
has exact synonym: establishment and maintenance of localization
has exact synonym: establishment and maintenance of position
has exact synonym: localisation
has narrow synonym: establishment and maintenance of cellular component location
has narrow synonym: establishment and maintenance of substance location
has narrow synonym: establishment and maintenance of substrate location
has OBO namespace: biological_process
has related synonym: single organism localization
has related synonym: single-organism localization
id: GO:0051179
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: localization
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Any process in which a cell, a substance, or a cellular entity, such as a protein complex or organelle, is transported, tethered to or otherwise maintained in a specific location. In the case of substances, localization may also be achieved via selective degradation.
has db xref: GOC:ai
has db xref: GOC:dos

Axiom
annotated source: localization
annotated property: has exact synonym
annotated target: localisation
has db xref: GOC:mah

Axiom
annotated source: localization
annotated property: has related synonym
annotated target: single organism localization
has db xref: GOC:TermGenie

establishment of localization
type: Class
subclass of: localization
definition: Any process that localizes a substance or cellular component. This may occur via movement, tethering or selective degradation.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/24200
has exact synonym: establishment of localisation
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0051234
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim agr
in subset: goslim flybase ribbon
in subset: goslim mouse
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: establishment of localization
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Any process that localizes a substance or cellular component. This may occur via movement, tethering or selective degradation.
has db xref: GOC:ai
has db xref: GOC:dos

Axiom
annotated source: establishment of localization
annotated property: has exact synonym
annotated target: establishment of localisation
has db xref: GOC:mah

motor behavior
type: Class
subclass of: behavior
definition: The specific neuromuscular movement of a single organism in response to external or internal stimuli.
created by: dph
creation date: 2015-11-09T12:43:11Z
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0061744

Axiom
annotated source: motor behavior
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The specific neuromuscular movement of a single organism in response to external or internal stimuli.
has db xref: GOC:PARL
has db xref: GOC:bf
has db xref: PMID:25318560

biological regulation
type: Class
subclass of: biological_process
definition: Any process that modulates a measurable attribute of any biological process, quality or function.
has broad synonym: regulation
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0065007
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: biological regulation
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Any process that modulates a measurable attribute of any biological process, quality or function.
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:isa_complete
has db xref: GOC:mah
has db xref: GOC:pr
has db xref: GOC:vw

regulation of biological quality
type: Class
subclass of: biological regulation
definition: Any process that modulates a qualitative or quantitative trait of a biological quality. A biological quality is a measurable attribute of an organism or part of an organism, such as size, mass, shape, color, etc.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/30599
has exact synonym: regulation of biological attribute
has exact synonym: regulation of biological characteristic
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0065008
in subset: gocheck do not annotate
in subset: goslim pir

Axiom
annotated source: regulation of biological quality
annotated property: definition
annotated target: Any process that modulates a qualitative or quantitative trait of a biological quality. A biological quality is a measurable attribute of an organism or part of an organism, such as size, mass, shape, color, etc.
has db xref: GOC:dph
has db xref: GOC:isa_complete
has db xref: GOC:mah
has db xref: GOC:pr
has db xref: GOC:vw

sweat secretion
type: Class
subclass of: body fluid secretion
subclass of: secretion by tissue
definition: The regulated release of sweat from the sweat glands.
term tracker item: https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/30274.
created by: rynl
creation date: 2025-05-19T20:55:14Z
has exact synonym: perspiration
has exact synonym: perspiring
has exact synonym: sweating
has OBO namespace: biological_process
id: GO:0160269

Axiom
annotated source: sweat secretion
annotated property: definition
annotated target: The regulated release of sweat from the sweat glands.
has db xref: PMID:1778649

quality
type: Class
subclass of: characteristic
definition: A dependent entity that inheres in a bearer by virtue of how the bearer is related to other entities
has alternative id: PATO:0000072
has OBO namespace: quality
id: PATO:0000001

Axiom
annotated source: quality
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A dependent entity that inheres in a bearer by virtue of how the bearer is related to other entities
has db xref: PATOC:GVG

process quality
type: Class
subclass of: quality
definition: A quality which inheres in an process.
has alternative id: PATO:0001239
has alternative id: PATO:0001240
has exact synonym: quality of a process
has exact synonym: quality of occurrent
has exact synonym: quality of process
has exact synonym: relational quality of occurrent
has OBO namespace: quality
id: PATO:0001236
comment: See comments of relational quality of a physical entity.

Axiom
annotated source: process quality
annotated property: definition
annotated target: A quality which inheres in an process.
has db xref: PATOC:GVG

example to be eventually removed
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: example to be eventually removed

failed exploratory term
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: failed exploratory term
definition: The term was used in an attempt to structure part of the ontology but in retrospect failed to do a good job
term editor: Person:Alan Ruttenberg

metadata complete
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: metadata complete
definition: Class has all its metadata, but is either not guaranteed to be in its final location in the asserted IS_A hierarchy or refers to another class that is not complete.

organizational term
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: organizational term
definition: Term created to ease viewing/sort terms for development purpose, and will not be included in a release

ready for release
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: ready for release
definition: Class has undergone final review, is ready for use, and will be included in the next release. Any class lacking "ready_for_release" should be considered likely to change place in hierarchy, have its definition refined, or be obsoleted in the next release. Those classes deemed "ready_for_release" will also derived from a chain of ancestor classes that are also "ready_for_release."

metadata incomplete
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: metadata incomplete
definition: Class is being worked on; however, the metadata (including definition) are not complete or sufficiently clear to the branch editors.

uncurated
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: uncurated
definition: Nothing done yet beyond assigning a unique class ID and proposing a preferred term.

pending final vetting
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: pending final vetting
definition: All definitions, placement in the asserted IS_A hierarchy and required minimal metadata are complete. The class is awaiting a final review by someone other than the term editor.

placeholder removed
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: placeholder removed

terms merged
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: terms merged
editor note: An editor note should explain what were the merged terms and the reason for the merge.

term imported
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: term imported
editor note: This is to be used when the original term has been replaced by a term imported from an other ontology. An editor note should indicate what is the URI of the new term to use.

term split
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: term split
editor note: This is to be used when a term has been split in two or more new terms. An editor note should indicate the reason for the split and indicate the URIs of the new terms created.

universal
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: universal
editor note: Hard to give a definition for. Intuitively a "natural kind" rather than a collection of any old things, which a class is able to be, formally. At the meta level, universals are defined as positives, are disjoint with their siblings, have single asserted parents.
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: A Formal Theory of Substances, Qualities, and Universals, http://ontology.buffalo.edu/bfo/SQU.pdf

defined class
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: defined class
definition: A defined class is a class that is defined by a set of logically necessary and sufficient conditions but is not a universal
editor note: "definitions", in some readings, always are given by necessary and sufficient conditions. So one must be careful (and this is difficult sometimes) to distinguish between defined classes and universal.
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg

named class expression
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: named class expression
definition: A named class expression is a logical expression that is given a name. The name can be used in place of the expression.
editor note: named class expressions are used in order to have more concise logical definition but their extensions may not be interesting classes on their own. In languages such as OWL, with no provisions for macros, these show up as actuall classes. Tools may with to not show them as such, and to replace uses of the macros with their expansions
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg

to be replaced with external ontology term
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: to be replaced with external ontology term
definition: Terms with this status should eventually replaced with a term from another ontology.
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: group:OBI

requires discussion
type: NamedIndividual
editor preferred term: requires discussion
definition: A term that is metadata complete, has been reviewed, and problems have been identified that require discussion before release. Such a term requires editor note(s) to identify the outstanding issues.
term editor: Alan Ruttenberg
definition source: group:OBI

out of scope
type: NamedIndividual
definition: The term was added to the ontology on the assumption it was in scope, but it turned out later that it was not.
editor note: This obsolesence reason should be used conservatively. Typical valid examples are: un-necessary grouping classes in disease ontologies, a phenotype term added on the assumption it was a disease.
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/77
ontology term requester: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432

domain entity does not exist
type: NamedIndividual
definition: The term was added to the ontology on the assumption it was a valid domain entity, but it turns out the entity does not exist in reality.
editor note: This obsolesence reason should be used conservatively. For example: Obsoleting class that describes a breed of cow based on a record in an existing database, that was later retracted as faulty (breed does not exist). Do not use this term to obsolete a historic concept (that was once valid, but not anymore).
term editor: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-7153
term tracker item: https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/ontology-metadata/issues/136
ontology term requester: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4142-7153

Bill Duncan
type: NamedIndividual

Alexander D. Diehl
type: NamedIndividual

Daniel W. McNeil
type: NamedIndividual

Finn Wilson
type: NamedIndividual