Psychiatry and Psychology

Language

A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Languages
  • Dialect
  • Dialects

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Aspects Covered

1 allowable subheadings

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Indexing Annotation

what is spoken or written; do not confuse with LINGUISTICS (see note there) or SPEECH (language as it comes out of the mouth)

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.209w.399w
  2. L01w.559w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Language. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007802
  2. Language. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language
  3. Language. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315