Humanities

Metaphor

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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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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  • Metaphors

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IM; coord with object of comparison (IM)

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  1. K01w.400w.899.500w
  2. K01w.752w.798.500w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Metaphor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019365. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019365
  2. Metaphor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor
  3. Metaphor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18534