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Psychological Phenomena > Mental Processes > Cognition > Comprehension

Preferred term

Comprehension  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Understanding

Scope note

  • The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.

History note

  • 2003; use COGNITION 1993-2002

In other languages

  • ymmärtäminen

    Finnish

  • käsittäminen
  • käsityskyky
  • oivaltaminen
  • oivaltamiskyky
  • ymmärrys
  • ymmärtämiskyky
  • Förståelse

    Swedish

  • Fattningsförmåga
  • Läsbarhet

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D032882

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