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Here's an example (using made-up concepts). Suppose we want to relate the following three concepts using concept sets:

1. metoprolol
2. Beta Blockers
3. Anti-Hypertensive Medications

We (humans) use the dictionary editing tools to define two relationships:

The above relationships, state that metoprolol is a Beta-Blocker and that all Beta-Blockers are Anti-Hypertensive Medications. The idea that metoprolol is an Anti-Hypertensive Medication is <u>implied</u>.

We then run a script (e.g., AdministratorService.updateConceptSetDerived(Concept concept)) to programmatically burst all of the implicit relationships and put these into the concept_set_derived table. Each time the script is run, the concept_set_derived table is cleared, and all entries in the concept_set table are copied into concept_set_derived, along with any implied relationships.

The third item in the list above is derived from the manually defined relationships.

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