â January 10, 2005. What you describe sounds like a common condition called peripheral neuropathy, which stems from damage to the peripheral nerves that branch out through the arms, legs, fingers and toes. The symptoms include weakness, numbness, tingling and burning or painful sensation. Peripheral neuropathy is often due to diabetes but can occur as a result of toxic trauma (such as chemotherapy) or mechanical injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
semantics. 1. the study of the meaning of words. 2. the study of linguistic development by examining and classifying changes in meaning. Also called semasiology, sematology, semology. â semanticist, n. â semantic, adj.
seâ¢manâ¢tics. 1. a branch of linguistics dealing with the study of meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and changes in meaning and form over time. 2. the branch of semiotics or logic dealing with the relationship between signs or symbols and what they denote.. Linguistics. a. The study or science of meaning in language. b. The competence of a speaker with regard to the interpretation of the meaning of linguistic structures. c. The study of relationships between signs and symbols and what they represent. Also called semasiology.