"Metaphor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D019365
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.400.899.500 K01.752.798.500
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metaphor" by people in Profiles.
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A balance beam aid for instruction in clinical diagnostic reasoning. Med Decis Making. 2014 10; 34(7):854-62.
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The balance beam metaphor: a perspective on clinical diagnosis. Med Decis Making. 2014 10; 34(7):841-53.
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Molding metaphors: a tribute to my anesthesiology mentor, F. C. Kumar, M.D. Anesthesiology. 2014 Mar; 120(3):775-8.