The Emergence Machine

Sitosterolemia

abstract · Medicine · Level 6 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

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Emergence definition

Sitosterolemia is a rare disorder that affects the metabolism of lipids in the body.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
sitosterolemia
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0SitosterolemiaDiseaseOrganismCellLipidSystemProcessFormLifeReactionActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSitosterolemiaL6ActionL1ProcessL2LipidL3SystemL3DiseaseL5E1 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 sitosterolemia
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    sitosterolemia requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Lipid L3 (requires)
    Understanding lipid metabolism is necessary to define sitosterolemia as a rare autosomal recessively inherited lipid metabolic disorder.
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    sitosterolemia requires understanding system as a foundational concept
  • Disease L5 (requires)
    This is a specific disease; understanding what disease is comes first