The Emergence Machine

Pathology

abstract · Medicine · Level 6 · E6

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Emergence definition

Pathology is the systematic study of disease mechanisms and abnormal tissue changes through examination and analysis of bodily tissues, organs, and fluids to diagnose and understand disease processes, which are governed by mechanisms that emerge from causation and process.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
pathology
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0PathologyDiseaseOrganismCellMechanismStateForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Mechanism L3 (requires)
    Pathology: The systematic study of disease mechanisms and abnormal tissue changes through examination and analysis of bodily tissues, organs, and fluids to diagnose and understand disease processes.
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    Understanding state is essential for grasping pathology
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    Pathology: The systematic study of disease mechanisms and abnormal tissue changes through examination and analysis of bodily tissues, organs, and fluids to diagnose and understand disease processes.