The Emergence Machine

Anatomy

abstract · Biology · Level 6 · E6

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Emergence definition

The study of the physical composition and organization of body structures, assuming a basic understanding of matter and its properties.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “anatomy” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
anatomy
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0AnatomyDiseaseOrganismCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesBiteL7Body PartL7SurgeryL8Digestive System…L9Foot PartL9AnatomyL6ActionL1MatterL1ProcessL2DiseaseL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of anatomy
  • Matter L1 (requires)
    Anatomy examines the physical composition and organization of body structures.
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    anatomy requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    This is a specific disease; understanding what disease is comes first

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