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semeiology

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se⋅mei⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [see-mee-ol-uh-jee, sem-ee-, see-mahy-]
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–noun
semiology.

se⋅mi⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [see-mee-ol-uh-jee, sem-ee-, see-mahy-]
–noun
the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
Also, semeiology.

Origin:
1885–90; < Gk sēmeîo(n) sign + -logy

Related forms:
se⋅mi⋅o⋅log⋅ic  [see-mee-uh-loj-ik, sem-ee-, se-mahy-] , se⋅mi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
se⋅mi⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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se·mei·ol·o·gy   (sē'mē-ŏl'ə-jē, sěm'ē-, sē'mī-)   
n.  Variant of semiology.
se·mi·ol·o·gy also se·mei·ol·o·gy   (sē'mē-ŏl'ə-jē, sěm'ē-, sē'mī-)   
n.  

    1. The science that deals with signs or sign language.

    2. The use of signs in signaling, as with a semaphore.

  2. Symptomatology.


[Greek sēmeion, sign; see semiotic + -logy.]
se'mi·ol'o·gist n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: semeiology
variant of SEMIOLOGY

Main Entry: se·mi·ol·o·gy
Variant: or se·mei·ol·o·gy /"sem-E-'äl-&-jE, "sE-mE-/
Function:noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: the study of signs: as a : SYMPTOMATOLOGY 2 b : SEMIOTIC
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