The Emergence Machine

Pycnodysostosis

abstract · Medicine · Level 9 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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Emergence definition

Pycnodysostosis is an osteochondrodysplasia that has material basis in a mutation in the CTSK gene, resulting in a predictable and repeatable pattern of transformation, including dwarfism, brittle bones, osteopetrosis, and shortening of the distal phalanges.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
pycnodysostosis
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Prerequisites

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  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of pycnodysostosis
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    pycnodysostosis requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Material L3 (requires)
    Osteochondrodysplasia that has material basis in a mutation in the CTSK gene which results in dwarfism, brittle bones, osteopetrosis, shortening of the distal phalanges.
  • Mutation L8 (requires) polysemous
    Osteochondrodysplasia that has material basis in a mutation in the CTSK gene which results in dwarfism, brittle bones, osteopetrosis, shortening of the distal phalanges.