semeiology
[ see-mee-ol-uh-jee, sem-ee-, see-mahy- ]
/ ˌsi miˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /
noun
Words nearby semeiology
sematic,
sematology,
semblable,
semblance,
semei-,
semeiology,
semeiotic,
semeiotics,
semele,
semelincident,
semelparous
Definition for semeiology (2 of 2)
semiology
or se·mei·ol·o·gy
[ see-mee-ol-uh-jee, sem-ee-, see-mahy- ]
/ ˌsi miˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /
noun
the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
Origin of semiology
1885–90; < Greek
sēmeîo(n) sign +
-logy
OTHER WORDS FROM semiology
se·mi·o·log·ic [see-mee-uh-loj-ik, sem-ee-, se-mahy-] /ˌsi mi əˈlɒdʒ ɪk, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛ maɪ-/, se·mi·o·log·i·cal, adjective se·mi·ol·o·gist, nounExample sentences from the Web for semeiology
Some patients show none or but few of the signs, while others run the gamut, so to speak, in the semeiology of dyspepsia.
British Dictionary definitions for semeiology
Derived forms of semiology
semiologic (ˌsɛmɪəˈlɒdʒɪk, ˌsiːmɪ-), semiological, semeiologic or semeiological, adjective semiologist or semeiologist, nounWord Origin for semiology
C17 (in the sense ``sign language''): from Greek
sēmeion sign +
-logy