"Metaphor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 Number(s)
K01.400.899.500
K01.752.798.500
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Metaphor".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Metaphor" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Metaphor" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Metaphor" by people in Profiles.
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Are Older Bilinguals' Better in Metaphor Generation? J Psycholinguist Res. 2023 Aug; 52(4):1183-1204.
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The Garden and the Orchestra: Generative Metaphors for Conceptualizing the Complexities of Well-Being. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 11 05; 19(21).
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The language of less-lethal weapons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 04 26; 119(17):e2117779119.
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That Dragon, Cancer-Exploring End of Life Through an Unwinnable Video Game. JAMA. 2020 Oct 13; 324(14):1379-1380.
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The Use of Therapeutic Metaphor on an Addiction Consult Service. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb; 62(1):102-108.
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Waging War on War Metaphors in Cancer and COVID-19. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 10; 16(10):624-627.
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Moonshots and Other Metaphors: The BRAIN Initiative. AJOB Neurosci. 2020 Jul-Sep; 11(3):198-200.
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Measles as Metaphor-What Resurgence Means for the Future of Immunization. JAMA. 2020 Mar 10; 323(10):914-915.
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'Scared to death' dyspnoea from the hospitalised patient's perspective. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2020 03; 7(1).
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Neural code: Another breach in the wall? Behav Brain Sci. 2019 11 28; 42:e232.