2960: Organ Meanings - Revision history

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2025-03-27T06:58:22Z

Undo revision 370342 by 172.71.219.111 (talk)

172.71.219.111: /* Explanation */

2025-03-25T21:05:31Z

‎Explanation

172.70.214.141: /* Explanation */

2024-12-15T23:18:40Z

‎Explanation

172.68.64.148 at 09:38, 22 August 2024

2024-08-22T09:38:45Z

172.70.85.153: /* Explanation */ Getting rid of background request. Unfulfilled and post-table paragraph covers forward-metaphors, backwards-metaphors and not-really-metaphors in detail. New request by Incomplete tag therefore also not needed.

2024-07-30T07:59:26Z

‎Explanation: Getting rid of background request. Unfulfilled and post-table paragraph covers forward-metaphors, backwards-metaphors and not-really-metaphors in detail. New request by Incomplete tag therefore also not needed.

172.68.50.12 at 07:18, 30 July 2024

2024-07-30T07:18:10Z

172.68.50.12 at 07:17, 30 July 2024

2024-07-30T07:17:26Z

141.101.98.185: /* Explanation */ While it used to be considered vestigial, this is no longer the case. Note that vestigial does not mean it has lost it's original function, it means that it has become functionless.

2024-07-20T17:30:39Z

‎Explanation: While it used to be considered vestigial, this is no longer the case. Note that vestigial does not mean it has lost it's original function, it means that it has become functionless.

Megan: /* Explanation */ "all except" is slightly clearer than "all but"

2024-07-20T09:41:28Z

‎Explanation: "all except" is slightly clearer than "all but"

Megan: /* Explanation */ + on nerves

2024-07-20T09:36:53Z

‎Explanation: + on nerves

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 | {{w|Nerves}} || 40% || 90% || Sensing stimuli, and controlling muscles and organs || Courage; lack of courage; unsettledness; arrogance; (emotional) feeling || The basic workings of the nervous system are well-understood, but combining many neurons creates an emergent system that is {{w|Brain simulation|practically impossible to predict}}.
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-| {{w|Spine}} || 50% || 80% || Holding other bones up, protecting the spinal cord || Courage; resoluteness; structural integrity; centrality || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]]
+| {{w|Spine}} || 50% || 80% || Holding other bones up, protecting the spinal cord || Courage; resoluteness; structural integrity; centrality ||
 |-
 | {{w|Heart}} || 80% || 90% || Circulation of blood || Emotion; feeling; sympathy; love; courage; resilience; core; essence; the vulnerable self || The function of the heart is (relatively) easy to understand, since it is, in essence, a circulatory pump. However, it has long been culturally associated with emotion and resolve.
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 | {{w|Spleen}} || 22% || 34% || Storing extra blood, filtering blood for damaged cells and pathogens || Anger; viciousness, "venting one's spleen"  || Source of black bile, associated with {{w|four humours|melancholy}}
 |-
-| {{w|Thymus}} || 10% || 13% || Training immune cells (T-Cells) || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]] || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]]
+| {{w|Thymus}} || 10% || 13% || Training immune cells (T-Cells) || ||
 |-
-| {{w|Kidneys}} || 47% || 19% || Filtering blood for metabolic wastes and excess minerals || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]] || In Jewish and early Christian tradition, associated with emotions and decision-making in conjunction with the heart; notably, it is known how this became obscure to the point that it is rarely used as a metaphor, eg [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16267151/ Eknoyan G., "The kidneys in the Bible: what happened?"]
+| {{w|Kidneys}} || 47% || 19% || Filtering blood for metabolic wastes and excess minerals || || In Jewish and early Christian tradition, associated with emotions and decision-making in conjunction with the heart; notably, it is known how this became obscure to the point that it is rarely used as a metaphor, eg [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16267151/ Eknoyan G., "The kidneys in the Bible: what happened?"]
 |-
-| {{w|Pineal gland}} || 2% || 2% || Produces melatonin || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]] || Philosophers from Herophilus to Descartes speculated that the pineal gland might be the seat of the soul, or regulate the flow of vital spirits, or otherwise serve an important metaphysical function.
+| {{w|Pineal gland}} || 2% || 2% || Produces melatonin ||  || Philosophers from Herophilus to Descartes speculated that the pineal gland might be the seat of the soul, or regulate the flow of vital spirits, or otherwise serve an important metaphysical function.
 |-
-| {{w|Tongue}} || 70% || 5% || Taste, chewing, speaking || Language; unidentified speakers (particularly in relation to gossip/secrets); something long and extended || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]]
+| {{w|Tongue}} || 70% || 5% || Taste, chewing, speaking || Language; unidentified speakers (particularly in relation to gossip/secrets); something long and extended ||
 |}

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 | {{w|Nerves}} || 40% || 90% || Sensing stimuli, and controlling muscles and organs || Courage; lack of courage; unsettledness; arrogance; (emotional) feeling || The basic workings of the nervous system are well-understood, but combining many neurons creates an emergent system that is {{w|Brain simulation|practically impossible to predict}}.
 |-
-| {{w|Spine}} || 50% || 80% || Holding other bones up, protecting the spinal cord || Courage; resoluteness; structural integrity; centrality ||
+| {{w|Spine}} || 50% || 80% || Holding other bones up, protecting the spinal cord || Courage; resoluteness; structural integrity; centrality || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]]
 |-
 | {{w|Heart}} || 80% || 90% || Circulation of blood || Emotion; feeling; sympathy; love; courage; resilience; core; essence; the vulnerable self || The function of the heart is (relatively) easy to understand, since it is, in essence, a circulatory pump. However, it has long been culturally associated with emotion and resolve.
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 | {{w|Spleen}} || 22% || 34% || Storing extra blood, filtering blood for damaged cells and pathogens || Anger; viciousness, "venting one's spleen"  || Source of black bile, associated with {{w|four humours|melancholy}}
 |-
-| {{w|Thymus}} || 10% || 13% || Training immune cells (T-Cells) || ||
+| {{w|Thymus}} || 10% || 13% || Training immune cells (T-Cells) || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]] || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]]
 |-
-| {{w|Kidneys}} || 47% || 19% || Filtering blood for metabolic wastes and excess minerals || || In Jewish and early Christian tradition, associated with emotions and decision-making in conjunction with the heart; notably, it is known how this became obscure to the point that it is rarely used as a metaphor, eg [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16267151/ Eknoyan G., "The kidneys in the Bible: what happened?"]
+| {{w|Kidneys}} || 47% || 19% || Filtering blood for metabolic wastes and excess minerals || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]] || In Jewish and early Christian tradition, associated with emotions and decision-making in conjunction with the heart; notably, it is known how this became obscure to the point that it is rarely used as a metaphor, eg [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16267151/ Eknoyan G., "The kidneys in the Bible: what happened?"]
 |-
-| {{w|Pineal gland}} || 2% || 2% || Produces melatonin ||  || Philosophers from Herophilus to Descartes speculated that the pineal gland might be the seat of the soul, or regulate the flow of vital spirits, or otherwise serve an important metaphysical function.
+| {{w|Pineal gland}} || 2% || 2% || Produces melatonin || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]] || Philosophers from Herophilus to Descartes speculated that the pineal gland might be the seat of the soul, or regulate the flow of vital spirits, or otherwise serve an important metaphysical function.
 |-
-| {{w|Tongue}} || 70% || 5% || Taste, chewing, speaking || Language; unidentified speakers (particularly in relation to gossip/secrets); something long and extended ||
+| {{w|Tongue}} || 70% || 5% || Taste, chewing, speaking || Language; unidentified speakers (particularly in relation to gossip/secrets); something long and extended || [[File:sick.gif|12px|link=]]
 |}

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 | {{w|Heart}} || 80% || 90% || Circulation of blood || Emotion; feeling; sympathy; love; courage; resilience; core; essence; the vulnerable self || The function of the heart is (relatively) easy to understand, since it is, in essence, a circulatory pump. However, it has long been culturally associated with emotion and resolve.
 |-
-| {{w|Bones}} || 75% || 80% || Holding the body up, protection of underlying organs || Basic/underlying structure; something hidden; core; essence; an issue of debate  || Bone marrow is the actual source of blood, associated with {{w|four humours|sanguine moods}}, previously believed to be created in the liver
+| {{w|Bones}} || 75% || 80% || Holding the body up, protection of underlying organs || Basic/underlying structure; something hidden; core; essence; an issue of debate; death  || Bone marrow is the actual source of blood, associated with {{w|four humours|sanguine moods}}, previously believed to be created in the liver
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 | {{w|Stomach}} || 70% || 65% || Repository for cake and other, less important, foods || Ability to tolerate unpleasant circumstances; motivation || The stomach's primary function is as part of the digestive system, but it's often one of the first organs impacted by illness or disgust, which has made a strong stomach a metaphor for constitution and resolve.

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 | {{w|Thymus}} || 10% || 13% || Training immune cells (T-Cells) || ||
 |-
-| {{w|Kidneys}} || 47% || 19% || Filtering blood for metabolic wastes and excess minerals || ||
+| {{w|Kidneys}} || 47% || 19% || Filtering blood for metabolic wastes and excess minerals || || In Jewish and early Christian tradition, associated with emotions and decision-making in conjunction with the heart; notably, it is known how this became obscure to the point that it is rarely used as a metaphor, eg [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16267151/ Eknoyan G., "The kidneys in the Bible: what happened?"]
 |-
 | {{w|Pineal gland}} || 2% || 2% || Produces melatonin ||  || Philosophers from Herophilus to Descartes speculated that the pineal gland might be the seat of the soul, or regulate the flow of vital spirits, or otherwise serve an important metaphysical function.

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|We need a synonym for a “silver tongue” - linguists, please help.}}
+This is a graph by [[Randall]] ranking how well he understands the function of certain human organs, compared to how much he understands {{w|metaphor}}s using them.
 A number of organs (and other body parts) are used in common vernacular for metaphorical meaning. The English language is full of sayings like "she had a lot of heart", "go with your gut", and "he hasn't got the stomach for it". One might expect understanding an organ's role and its use in metaphor to be strongly correlated, since the metaphors generally work by drawing a parallel to biological function. However, since our understanding of biological functions has evolved dramatically over time, and metaphorical language does not always keep up, the correspondence is often much looser. To complicate matters, many such anatomical metaphors vary from culture to culture, even though the biological functions remain largely consistent.{{Citation needed}}

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Created by a BOT'S PINEAL GLAND - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
+{{incomplete|We need a replacement phrase for a “silver tongue” - linguists, please help.}}
 This is a graph by [[Randall]] ranking how well he understands the function of certain human organs, compared to how much he understands {{w|metaphor}}s using them. <!-- REPLACEMENT PHRASES URGENTLY NEEDED HERE; A "SILVER TONGUE" IS METAPHORICAL TO (QUICK?)SILVER, NOT THE TONGUE, ETC; CLEARLY "THE TONGUE OF THE <SOME OTHER THING/PRINCIPLE>" IS RATED VERY LOW ON RANDALL'S UNDERSTANDING. AND MINE. For example, a person who has a "silver tongue" doesn't have a literal silver tongue, but is very persuasive when speaking, while to "bite one's tongue" means to stop yourself from saying something you would really like to say. -->

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 ! Organ !! Biological understanding !! Metaphor understanding !! Biological function !! Metaphor meaning(s) !! Comments
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-| {{w|Appendix_(anatomy)|Appendix}} || 3% || 85% || Maintaining gut flora, introducing pathogens to the immune system || Uselessness; extraneousness || The appendix is vestigial and was long assumed to have no useful function, and thus could be removed with minimal consequences. Modern research has shown that it retains utility as reservoir for useful micro-organisms. It is also unclear whether metaphorical usages have in mind the body part, or the alternative usage referring to a part of a publication.
+| {{w|Appendix_(anatomy)|Appendix}} || 3% || 85% || Maintaining gut flora, introducing pathogens to the immune system || Uselessness; extraneousness ||  The appendix was long assumed to be vestigial with no useful function, and thus could be removed with minimal consequences. Modern research has shown that it retains utility as reservoir for useful micro-organisms. It is also unclear whether metaphorical usages have in mind the body part, or the alternative usage referring to a part of a publication.
 |-
 | {{w|Nerves}} || 40% || 90% || Sensing stimuli, and controlling muscles and organs || Courage; lack of courage; unsettledness; arrogance; (emotional) feeling || The basic workings of the nervous system are well-understood, but combining many neurons creates an emergent system that is {{w|Brain simulation|practically impossible to predict}}.

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-As [[Randall]] does not provide any examples, only his general ratings, it is not entirely clear whether he has restricted himself to metaphors drawing upon the nature of organs (e.g. "heart of the city" or "bone dry") and/or metaphorically describing these organs in terms of another idea ("a heart of gold" or "his bones turned to jelly"). As well as metaphor, the assessment might also involve all closely related (or overlapping) rhetorical devices such as {{w|simile}} ("his heart fluttered like a butterfly"), {{w|metonymy}} ("my mother tongue"), other references with an intent more figurative than literal ("he was a bundle of nerves"), or misattributed bodily functions ("I feel it in my bones"). As such, any contributed examples given here could be disputed in all but the broadest of terms.
+As [[Randall]] does not provide any examples, only his general ratings, it is not entirely clear whether he has restricted himself to metaphors drawing upon the nature of organs (e.g. "heart of the city" or "bone dry") and/or metaphorically describing these organs in terms of another idea ("a heart of gold" or "his bones turned to jelly"). As well as metaphor, the assessment might also involve all closely related (or overlapping) rhetorical devices such as {{w|simile}} ("his heart fluttered like a butterfly"), {{w|metonymy}} ("my mother tongue"), other references with an intent more figurative than literal ("he was a bundle of nerves"), or misattributed bodily functions ("I feel it in my bones"). As such, any contributed examples given here could be disputed in all except the broadest of terms.
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