semiology
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noun \ˌsē-mē-ˈä-lə-jē, ˌse-mē-, ˌsē-ˌmī-\Definition of SEMIOLOGY
: the study of signs; especially : semiotics
— se·mi·o·log·i·cal \(ˌ)sē-ˌmī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌse-mē-ə-\ adjective
— se·mi·o·log·i·cal·ly \-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— se·mi·ol·o·gist \-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun
Origin of SEMIOLOGY
Greek sēmeion sign
First Known Use: circa 1890
Rhymes with SEMIOLOGY
anthropology, archaeology, cardiology, climatology, cosmetology, criminology, dermatology, Egyptology, entomology, eschatology, etiology, etymology, futurology, genealogy, gerontology, glaciology, gynecology, hematology, herpetology, ideology, immunology, kremlinology, laryngology, lexicology, Mariology, martyrology, methodology, mineralogy, musicology, numerology, oceanology, ophthalmology, ornithology, pharmacology, phraseology, physiology, primatology, radiology, reflexology, rheumatology, sociology, terminology, thanatology, toxicology, urbanology, volcanology, vulcanology
se·mi·ol·o·gy
noun (Medical Dictionary)plural ; se·mi·ol·o·gies
Medical Definition of SEMIOLOGY
Variants of SEMIOLOGY
se·mi·ol·o·gy or se·mei·ol·o·gy \ˌsem-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē, ˌsē-mē-\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation)
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