The Language Of Medicine

The Lens of Language -- From Words to "Making Up People" -- The Nature of Metaphor -- The Militarized Arena of Medicine -- Sources of the Military Metaphor -- Consequences of the Verbal Wars -- Resilience of the Military Metaphor -- In Other Words -- Listening -- A Pharmacology of Words -- The Physician-Patient Relationship -- Choosing Metaphors.

• | Author: Abraham Fuks
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 20, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 241 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Health & Fitness
• | ISBN-10: 0190944838
• | ISBN-13: 9780190944834