Psychiatry and Psychology

Speech

Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Public Speaking
  • Speaking, Public

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

= LANGUAGE as it comes out of the mouth; VERBAL BEHAVIOR is how it comes out; PHONETICS is the sounds making up SPEECH; AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION is also available

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  1. F01.145.209w.908w.677w
  2. G11.561.812w
  3. L01w.559w.423w.676w

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WV 501

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Speech. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013060. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013060
  2. Speech. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech
  3. Speech. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52946