Knitted Anatomy

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blikstiender

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AnatomyVisualizationMedical Education

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Anatomy

Visualization

Medical Education

The 'Knitted Anatomy' project presents anatomical structures in a unique, handmade style, sparking discussion on creative approaches to medical visualization and education.

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01Story posted
Sep 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT
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Sep 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM EDT
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simbas

4 months ago

2 replies

Very nice effort.

My favorite part is the MS word grammar correct red squiggly lines.

jevogel

4 months ago

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Probably PowerPoint, based on the aspect ratio. Why do so many people not bother to use the Export feature and just go with a screenshot??

TRiG_Ireland

4 months ago

When I was in college, someone with the surname O'Dowd decided to spell it O Dowd on the poster, because "the computer puts red lines under it". Weirdly, my computer now is doing the opposite.

nom

4 months ago

Isn't export a beer? And this tariff stuff. Do I have to pay taxes on my screenshot now? No Dave I like it the way I do it, it works for me and I kind of like the squiggly lines.

sparky_z

4 months ago

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I can't figure out why it's flagging words like "left" or "right" as misspelled, but words like "segmental" and "atrial" are ok.

OJFord

4 months ago

Non-English dictionary, perhaps Spanish (going by segmental, atrial, and Wiktionary)

mkl

4 months ago

Dictionary set to German? Or German+medical?

klondike_klive

4 months ago

I had the idea to do medical animations in a very lo-fi style a while ago (plasticine, cardboard and yarn, that kind of thing), around the time when Don't Hug me I'm Scared first came out. I felt it could add a charming contrast to the usually sterile and dull 3d visualisations. Everyone I pitched it to was excited until it came time to secure funding, at which point the idea was dropped like a hot potato.

The academic institutions all felt that students from overseas wouldn't have the same cultural touchstones, and would feel the lo-fi material cheapened their hugely expensive course!

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