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Definition of Semiology

1. Noun. (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols.

Definition of Semiology

1. Noun. Semiotics, the study of signs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Semiology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Semiology

1. The science or art of signs. The art of using signs in signaling. Specifically: The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. Origin: Gr. Shmeion, a mark, a sign. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Semiology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1915)
"... Popper that the depressor action of thymus extracts intravenously is not specific, but is dependent on clots in the blood path. Pathology and semiology. ..."

2. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1915)
"Pathology and semiology.—Our knowledge as to the significance of the thymus gland in clinical medicine is extremely deficient. ..."

3. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1915)
"Pathology and semiology.—Our knowledge as to the significance of the thymus gland in clinical medicine is extremely deficient. ..."

4. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1916)
"Pathology and semiology.—Our knowledge as to the significance of the thymus gland in ... semiology."

5. Diseases of the Liver by Alexander Leslie Blackwood (1907)
"THE CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT AND semiology. In order to make an examination of the hepatic region, all clothing; should be removed from this ..."

6. Elements of General Pathology by John Fletcher, John James Drysdale (1842)
"... priapism, trismus, and tetanus; but the particular nature of each of these affections may be better considered under the head of semiology, ..."

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