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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of viewing all symptoms as valid communications, including words, posture, tone of voice, and movements of the face and limbs. uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), and -ology, -λογία (-logía, “study of”).

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