Partonomy
Encyclopedia
Partonomy is a classification based on part-of relation. This is not the same as taxonomy
, because that is a classification based on similarities.
The partonomies used by different languages for parts of the human body
differ, but Cecil H. Brown has proposed universal tendencies.
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
, because that is a classification based on similarities.
The partonomies used by different languages for parts of the human body
Human body
The human body is the entire structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells, the basic unit of life...
differ, but Cecil H. Brown has proposed universal tendencies.