semiology
noun
Forms semiologies
- noun Semiotics, the study of signs.
- noun (dated) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
- noun (dated) The art of using signs in signalling.
- noun The symptom expression of an epileptic seizure.
Synonyms
Etymology
From New Latin semaeologia, from Ancient Greek σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “sign”) + -logia (“-logy”). By surface analysis, semio- + -logy.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The science or art of signs. Specifically: (a) (Med.) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
- Same as Semeiography, Semeiology, Semeiological.
Etymology [Gr. shmei^on a mark, a sign + -logy.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “semiology”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details