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INTERCONNECTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Operating as a unit
Example:
a coordinated program
Synonyms:
co-ordinated; coordinated; interconnected; unified
Classified under:
Similar:
integrated (formed into a whole or introduced into another entity)
Derivation:
interconnectedness (a state of being connected reciprocally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Reciprocally connected
Synonyms:
interconnected; interrelated
Classified under:
Similar:
reticular; reticulate (resembling or forming a network)
Derivation:
interconnectedness (a state of being connected reciprocally)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb interconnect
Context examples:
“Although addiction is a brain disease, this discovery underscores how the body’s complex functions are exquisitely interconnected, revealing the need for integrated and innovative research.”
(Nicotine addiction linked to diabetes through a DNA-regulating gene in animal models, National Institutes of Health)
The algorithm was derived in analogy to the way the densely interconnected, parallel structure of the brain processes information.
(Neural Network, NCI Thesaurus)
Is a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system (organ system subdivision), which consists of subdivisions of two or more nerves, which are interconnected with one another to form an network through which nerve fibers of the constituent nerves of the plexus become regrouped; together with other nerve plexuses and nerves, it constitutes the peripheral nervous system.
(Nerve Plexus, NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)
Any component of the system of organs and tissues, including the bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes, involved in the production of blood considered together with the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body.
(Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Part, NCI Thesaurus)
Physicians have been taught for decades to consider AKI and CKD as separate, but our study shows that we have to approach the two diseases as interconnected, said lead author Paul Kimmel, M.D.. When people have chronic kidney disease, their doctors should be on the lookout for acute kidney injury.
(Acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease each a risk of the other, NIH)
Consisting of separate interconnected parts.
(Composite, NCI Thesaurus)
The bodily system of organs and tissues, primarily the bone marrow, spleen, tonsils, and lymph nodes, involved in the production of blood considered together with the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body.
(Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System, NCI Thesaurus)
Computerized compilations of information units (text, sound, graphics, and/or video) interconnected by logical nonlinear linkages that enable users to follow optimal paths through the material and also the systems used to create and display this information.
(Hypermedia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
