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    "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T08:11:06Z",
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      "fields": [
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        "ethics",
        "owners"
      ]
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        "2 live sources",
        "review by codex: pass"
      ]
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    "id": "THING-HAND",
    "registryId": "vr.tr.hand",
    "name": "hand",
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    "family": "Thing Registry",
    "domain": [
      "PHY.LIV"
    ],
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    "name": "hand",
    "purpose": "Let an agent handle the hand as a comparative-anatomy concept across species, linking to the human hand and to paws and manus in animals.",
    "definition": "The prehensile extremity of the upper or fore limb, in humans the hand and in other animals the forepaw or manus; the term also covers the hand as a clenched fist and informal names such as mitt.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Grasping, manipulation, locomotion in some animals, and communication.",
    "affordances": [
      "compare hands and paws across species",
      "describe grips and gestures",
      "link to human hand anatomy",
      "understand evolution of the hand"
    ],
    "distinguishing_features": [
      "End of the upper or fore limb",
      "Varies across species",
      "Prehensile in primates",
      "Anatomical and informal names"
    ],
    "appearance": "An extremity with digits: a human hand, an ape hand, a paw or a manus.",
    "visual_identification": [
      "Digits at the end of the forelimb",
      "Opposable thumb in primates",
      "Paws in carnivores"
    ],
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      {
        "quantity": "Proximodistal length",
        "unit": "mm",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Length is measured between defined wrist and distal digit landmarks with species and posture recorded."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Maximum breadth",
        "unit": "mm",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Breadth is measured across defined anatomical landmarks with digit position and species recorded."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Digit joint range of motion",
        "unit": "degree",
        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Angular movement is measured for a specified joint with the species and active or passive measurement condition recorded."
      }
    ],
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      "human hands",
      "primate hands",
      "paws",
      "manus of other vertebrates",
      "fists and grips"
    ],
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "limb extremity",
        "why": "category"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is related to",
        "target": "hand (human)",
        "why": "q33767"
      },
      {
        "relation": "has part",
        "target": "digit",
        "why": "components"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is studied by",
        "target": "comparative anatomy",
        "why": "field"
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Terminologia Anatomica"
    ],
    "failure_modes_and_hazards": [
      "Duplicating the human hand entry",
      "Confusing informal names"
    ],
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
    "agent_conduct": {
      "may": [
        "Describe the anatomy and functions of the hand or forepaw in general terms.",
        "Guide hand hygiene following public health advice."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Diagnose hand injuries or advise treatment instead of a clinician.",
        "Collect or match fingerprints and palm prints without consent or legal basis.",
        "Operate machinery near a person's hands without guards or stop controls.",
        "Mock or stigmatise people with hand differences."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Treatment of serious hand injuries.",
        "Use of hand biometrics for identification."
      ]
    },
    "ethics": {
      "considerations": [
        "Hand injuries at work are common and can end livelihoods.",
        "Hand and finger prints are biometric data that can identify people."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Workers using machinery",
        "People with hand differences",
        "People whose prints are collected"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The person or animal whose hand it is.",
      "master_systems": []
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "oewn",
      "title": "Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-05572223-n",
      "url": "https://en-word.net/id/oewn-05572223-n",
      "what_it_supports": "sense and gloss of the concept",
      "url_status": "live",
      "checked_by": "http 200"
    },
    {
      "id": "wiktionary-en",
      "title": "Wiktionary: hand",
      "url": "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hand",
      "what_it_supports": "word senses and usage",
      "url_status": "live",
      "checked_by": "http 200"
    }
  ],
  "structure": {
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      {
        "id": "anatomy",
        "name": "Anatomy",
        "description": "Structure.",
        "rationale": "Structure varies by species.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "species",
            "name": "Species",
            "description": "Which animal.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "species-finding",
                "name": "Species",
                "description": "Species.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "In which species is the hand or paw meant?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which specific entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "digits",
            "name": "Digits",
            "description": "Fingers and claws.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "digits-finding",
                "name": "Digits",
                "description": "Digits.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How many digits, and are they opposable?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Are there claws or nails?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "function",
        "name": "Function",
        "description": "Use.",
        "rationale": "Function differs.",
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          {
            "id": "grasp",
            "name": "Grasp",
            "description": "Manipulation.",
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              {
                "id": "grasp-finding",
                "name": "Grasp",
                "description": "Grasping.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How is the hand or paw used to grasp?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What grips are possible?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "locomotion",
            "name": "Locomotion",
            "description": "Walking.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "locomotion-finding",
                "name": "Locomotion",
                "description": "Locomotion.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is it used for walking or climbing?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How does that shape its form?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "evolution",
        "name": "Evolution",
        "description": "History.",
        "rationale": "Hands evolved.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "origin",
            "name": "Origin",
            "description": "Limb evolution.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "origin-finding",
                "name": "Origin",
                "description": "Evolution.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did the vertebrate hand evolve, according to research?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which fossils show it?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "primates",
            "name": "Primates",
            "description": "Opposable thumbs.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "primates-finding",
                "name": "Primates",
                "description": "Primate hands.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What is special about primate hands?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "How is tool use linked?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "language",
        "name": "Language",
        "description": "Words.",
        "rationale": "Many words exist.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "terms",
            "name": "Terms",
            "description": "Paw, manus, mitt.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "terms-finding",
                "name": "Terms",
                "description": "Terms.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which word is appropriate in this context?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is it formal or informal?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "senses",
            "name": "Senses",
            "description": "Other senses.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "senses-finding",
                "name": "Senses",
                "description": "Other senses.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is a clock hand, a hand of cards or a worker meant?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should this lexical entry merge with the human hand entry?",
    "How should animal extremities be linked?",
    "How should symbolic uses be linked?"
  ],
  "statistics": {
    "bundles": 4,
    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}