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Sunday 25 February 2018
signs
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Definition : In semiotics, a sign is anything that communicates a meaning that is not the sign itself to the interpreter of the sign.
The meaning can be intentional such as a word uttered with a specific meaning, or unintentional, such as a symptom being a sign of a particular medical condition.
Signs can communicate through any of the senses, visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or taste.
Examples
clinical signs
morphological signs / morphological anomalies