"Metaphor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The application of a concept to that which it is not literally the same but which suggests a resemblance and comparison. Medical metaphors were widespread in ancient literature; the description of a sick body was often used by ancient writers to define a critical condition of the State, in which one corrupt part can ruin the entire system. (From Med Secoli Arte Sci, 1990;2(3):abstract 331)
| Descriptor ID |
D019365
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.400.899.500 K01.752.798.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metaphor" by people in Profiles.
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Minding Our Metaphors-Reply. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 12 01; 172(12):1199-1200.
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The online use of Violence and Journey metaphors by patients with cancer, as compared with health professionals: a mixed methods study. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2017 Mar; 7(1):60-66.
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The crab, the turkey and a malignant tale from the year of the rooster. Hepatology. 2005 Apr; 41(4):944-50.
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The liver has a body--a Cook's tour. Hepatology. 2005 Feb; 41(2):408-15.
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Now you see it, now you don't. Hepatology. 2003 Sep; 38(3):781-4.