The Emergence Machine

Skin Anat

physical · anatomy · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

Skin anat emerges as the outer covering of the body, requiring the presence of a body and surface, and being the largest organ that performs various functions such as protection, sensation, and regulation of bodily processes.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Skin AnatOrganSkinBodyTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesSkin AnatL8OrganL7SkinL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Organ L7 (requires) polysemous
    Skin is the largest organ of the body
  • Skin L7 (requires)
    Skin is the outer covering of the body