The Emergence Machine

Bruise

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E5

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Emergence definition

A bruise is the discoloration that occurs when blood vessels beneath the skin are damaged, requiring the presence of blood and skin to manifest.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “bruise”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0BruiseBloodSkinBodyTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBruiseL8BloodL7SkinL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Blood L7 (requires)
    Discoloration caused by blood pooling under the skin -- prerequisite: blood
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    Discoloration caused by blood pooling under the skin -- prerequisite: skin