Semantic
Semantic
Semantic (pronunciation: /sɪˈmæntɪk/) is a term derived from the Greek word "semantikos," meaning "significant." It is a branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences. In the context of medicine, semantic refers to the study of meanings and relationships of medical terms and concepts.
Etymology
The term "semantic" comes from the Ancient Greek word "semantikos," which means "significant." It was first used in the English language in the late 19th century to refer to the branch of philology that deals with the meanings of words.
Related Terms
- Semantics: The study of meaning in language. It can be applied to entire texts or to single words. For example, "destination" and "last stop" technically mean the same thing, but students of semantics analyze their subtle shades of meaning.
- Semantic Network: A network that represents semantic relations between concepts. This is often used as a form of knowledge representation. It is a directed or undirected graph consisting of vertices, which represent concepts, and edges.
- Semantic Analysis: The process of relating syntactic structures, from the levels of phrases, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs to the level of the writing as a whole, to their language-independent meanings.
- Semantic Field: A set of words grouped semantically (by meaning) that refers to a specific subject.
- Semantic Memory: One of the two types of declarative or explicit memory. Semantic memory refers to general world knowledge that we have accumulated throughout our lives.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Semantic
- Wikipedia's article - Semantic
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