METAPHORS
\mˈɛtəfˌɔːz], \mˈɛtəfˌɔːz], \m_ˈɛ_t_ə_f_ˌɔː_z]\
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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)
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