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pathognomy

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pathognomy [pəˈθɒgnəmɪ]
n
(Psychology) study or knowledge of the passions or emotions or their manifestations
[from patho- + -gnomy, as in physiognomy]

pathognomy
the study of the signs that reveal certain physical conditions. — pathognomonic, adj.
See also: Medical Specialties
the study of the signs that reveal human passions. — pathognomonic, adj.
See also: Gesture
the study of the signs that reveal human passions. — pathognomonic, adj.
See also: Facial Features


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With the figures of Duchene, Warhol and Sherman as anchors, Sobieszek ranges a near full history of physiognomy, pathognomy and phrenology from Aristotle to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari.
 
 
 
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