Changes: Brak'lul

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The brak'lul was a Klingon term for a characteristic redundancy in Klingon physiology. All vital bodily functions were protected by a redundant organ or system. Klingons possessed two livers, an eight-chambered heart, 23 ribs, two stomachs and a double-lined neural pia mater. This allowed Klingons to survive injuries that normally killed other humanoids. Some Federation scientists, such as Doctor Toby Russell, believed it to be a good design in practice, but also noted that the extra redundancy meant there was also much more chance for a system to fail or cause problems.

The redundancies due to the brak'lul helped Lieutenant Worf survive in 2368 after a risky surgery involving technology known as the genitronic replicator. (TNG: "Ethics")

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-The '''''brak'lul''''' is a [[Klingon (language)|Klingon]] term for a characteristic redundancy in [[Klingon]] [[physiology]].  All vital bodily functions are protected by a redundant organ or system.  Klingons possess two [[liver]]s, an eight-chambered [[heart]], 23 [[rib]]s, and a double-lined [[neural]] pia mater. Some [[Federation]] [[scientist]]s, such as [[Doctor]] [[Toby Russell]], believed it to be a good design in practice, but also noted that the extra redundancy meant there was also much more chance for a system to fail or cause problems.
+The '''''brak'lul''''' was a [[Klingon language|Klingon]] term for a characteristic redundancy in [[Klingon]] [[physiology]].  All vital bodily functions were protected by a redundant organ or system.  Klingons possessed two [[liver]]s, an eight-chambered [[heart]], 23 [[rib]]s, two [[stomach]]s and a double-lined neural [[pia mater]]. This allowed Klingons to survive injuries that normally killed other humanoids. Some [[Federation]] [[scientist]]s, such as [[Doctor]] [[Toby Russell]], believed it to be a good design in practice, but also noted that the extra redundancy meant there was also much more chance for a system to fail or cause problems.
-The redundancies due to the ''brak'lul'' helped [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] survive in [[2368]] after a risky [[surgery]] involving [[technology]] known as the [[genitronic replicator]].  ([[TNG]]: "[[Ethics (episode)|Ethics]]")
+The redundancies due to the ''brak'lul'' helped [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]] survive in [[2368]] after a risky [[surgery]] involving [[technology]] known as the [[genitronic replicator]].  ({{TNG|Ethics}})
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