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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. blood vessel BloodVessel Tubular animal tissue which acts as a conduit for blood blood vessels Blood vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_vessel http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-blood_vessel-noun-1 The collection of all arteovenous anastomoses. An individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwTbb0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArterioVenousAnastomosis</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BloodVessel</a> larger than a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWEU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Capillary</a> which connects an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjknZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artery</a> with a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjkWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Vein</a>. ArterioVenousAnastomosis arteriovenous anastomosis (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToFn BloodVessel in-UnderspecifiedContainer Lung) blood vessels in lungs Tubular, branching vessel which carries blood to the heart from the body Vein vein Tubular, branching vessel which carries blood from the heart to the body artery Artery GreatVesselOfTheHeart The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BloodVessel</a>s which are considered to be the 'great' vessels of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Heart</a>. great vessel (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Vein Artery)) vein or artery Capillary capillary The collection of all capillaries. An individual <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWEU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Capillary</a> is a small, thin-walled <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BloodVessel</a> in which gases, nutrients, and/or waste products are exchanged between the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjI8JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Blood</a> and surrounding body tissues. There are four types of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWEU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Capillary</a>: a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0-rQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SystemicCapillary</a> releases <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjIyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oxygen</a> to body tissue while absorbing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CarbonDioxide</a> and waste products into the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjI8JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Blood</a>; a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVa_ApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PulmonaryCapillary</a> releases <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CarbonDioxide</a> into a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjKy5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lung</a>, while taking up <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjIyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oxygen</a>; an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvtxJfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntestinalCapillary</a> accepts nutrients into the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjI8JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Blood</a> while also exchanging <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjIyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oxygen</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CarbonDioxide</a> with intestinal tissue; and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwFOTNZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HepaticCapillary</a> releases waste products into the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Liver</a>. blood vessel BloodVessel Tubular animal tissue which acts as a conduit for blood Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI anatomical vessel AnatomicalVessel The collection of all anatomical vessels in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>s. Instances of this collection are tubular animal tissue which acts as a conduit for body fluids or substances passing into or out of the body. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString CirculatoryConduit circulatory conduit blood vessel BloodVessel Tubular animal tissue which acts as a conduit for blood internal animal body region type InternalAnimalBodyRegionType A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvxc48pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismConstituentType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rHrmSNDQ-QdmercrM6Bw1mg" class="cyc_term">InternalAnimalBodyRegionType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVraoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyRegion</a> whose instances are, under normal circumstances, located completely within (i.e. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvuIDVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">in_ContCompletely</a>) the outer surface of an animal. Instances include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Heart</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjT65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brain</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCG5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bone_BodyPart</a>. Non-instances include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi6YJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Head_AnimalBodyPart</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkBpJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wing_AnimalBodyPart</a>,and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4reD9GUO1TQdiOaOGRBoFR1w" class="cyc_term">UpperBody_Human</a>, which are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rFRCrfjQ4QdmLuKByH71oGQ" class="cyc_term">ExternalAnimalBodyRegionType</a> (q.v.). wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name blood vessel BloodVessel Tubular animal tissue which acts as a conduit for blood AnimalBodyPartType A collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVraoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyRegion</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjn2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyPartType</a> is a collection of body parts, where the parts in question are differentiated from other body parts according to structure or function. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjn2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyPartType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkFEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpinalColumn</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi41pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Eyelash</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViT_pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NervousSystem</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjkypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Urethra</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkBpJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wing_AnimalBodyPart</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjoOJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeelOfPalm</a>. body part type