Enum: SpatialRelationship

Spatial relationships between anatomical structures

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
ADJACENT_TO	RO:0002220
ANTERIOR_TO	BSPO:0000096
POSTERIOR_TO	BSPO:0000099
DORSAL_TO	BSPO:0000098
VENTRAL_TO	BSPO:0000102
LATERAL_TO	BSPO:0000114
MEDIAL_TO	BSPO:0000115
PROXIMAL_TO	BSPO:0000100
DISTAL_TO	BSPO:0000097
SUPERFICIAL_TO	BSPO:0000108
DEEP_TO	BSPO:0000107
SURROUNDS	RO:0002221
WITHIN	None	Inside or contained by
BETWEEN	None	In the space separating two structures

Slots

Name	Description
spatial_relationship	Spatial relationships between anatomical structures

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: SpatialRelationship
description: Spatial relationships between anatomical structures
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  ADJACENT_TO:
    text: ADJACENT_TO
    meaning: RO:0002220
    title: Next to or adjoining
    aliases:
    - adjacent to
  ANTERIOR_TO:
    text: ANTERIOR_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000096
    title: In front of
    aliases:
    - anterior to
  POSTERIOR_TO:
    text: POSTERIOR_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000099
    title: Behind
    aliases:
    - posterior to
  DORSAL_TO:
    text: DORSAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000098
    title: Above/on the back side of
    aliases:
    - dorsal to
  VENTRAL_TO:
    text: VENTRAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000102
    title: Below/on the belly side of
    aliases:
    - ventral to
  LATERAL_TO:
    text: LATERAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000114
    title: To the side of
    aliases:
    - lateral to
  MEDIAL_TO:
    text: MEDIAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000115
    title: Toward the midline from
    aliases:
    - X medial to y if x is closer to the midsagittal plane than y.
  PROXIMAL_TO:
    text: PROXIMAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000100
    title: Closer to the origin than
    aliases:
    - proximal to
  DISTAL_TO:
    text: DISTAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000097
    title: Further from the origin than
    aliases:
    - distal to
  SUPERFICIAL_TO:
    text: SUPERFICIAL_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000108
    title: Closer to the surface than
    aliases:
    - superficial to
  DEEP_TO:
    text: DEEP_TO
    meaning: BSPO:0000107
    title: Further from the surface than
    aliases:
    - deep to
  SURROUNDS:
    text: SURROUNDS
    meaning: RO:0002221
    title: Encircles or encompasses
    aliases:
    - surrounds
  WITHIN:
    text: WITHIN
    description: Inside or contained by
    annotations:
      inverse_of:
        tag: inverse_of
        value: contains
  BETWEEN:
    text: BETWEEN
    description: In the space separating two structures
    annotations:
      note:
        tag: note
        value: requires two reference points