Preferred Label : metaphor;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : metaphors;
MeSH annotation : IM; coord with object of comparison (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor;
Origin ID : D019365;
UMLS CUI : C0302829;
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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)
