Individual
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928–1936 Great Medical Encyclopedia defines an individual organism as a distinct entity characterized by its internal integrity and specific interaction with the environment. It outlines the fundamental biological concept of the individual as a discrete living unit.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
INDIVIDUAL, a separate organism (see), possessing characteristic integrity and existing in specific interaction with the environment.
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“Individual.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.com/article/individual/