...refers to organisms that have been medically modified to be able to function in foreign environments such as outer space or the deep sea floor by replacing some of their bodily organs with artificial ones. This term was proposed by M. Crynes in 1960, and is defined as "an organic complex extended and expanded externally that functions as a complete equilibrium control system without consciousness." In reality, the original positive intention of expanding the functions of organisms has faded, and medical cyborgs, such as prosthetic limbs and artificial organs that mainly compensate for functional deficiencies in humans, have become the mainstream of research. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Crynes, M." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…身体器官の一部を人工物に置きかえることにより,宇宙空間や深海底など異質の環境下で活動できるよう医学的に改造された生物を指す。この名称は1960年にクラインズM.Crynesにより提唱され,〈意識せずとも完全な平衡調節系として働く体外的に拡張敷衍された有機的複合体〉と定義される。現実には,生物の機能拡大という当初の積極的な意図は薄れ,主として人間の機能欠損を補てんする義肢や人工器官など医療サイボーグが研究の主流となっている。… ※「Crynes,M.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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