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Such expressions do not derive their meaning from representing something in the world out there, but how they relate to other terms within one’s world or context.
Such expressions do not derive their meaning from representing something in the world out there, but how they relate to other terms within one’s world or context.
The meaning of ''pain'' for Mary Poppins is concerning what it can mean to her, to her conscience, and not about the external world: actually, asking the patient to attribute a numerical value to his pain, say from 0 to 10, makes no sense, has no meaning, because there isn't any internal normalizing reference to one's world or context. The same is true for the neurologist who will give sense to the term 'pain in the right half face' solely in his/her context based on synapses, axons, ion channels, action potentials, neuropeptides etc. The dentist will do the same, based on his/her context consisting mainly of teeth, temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles, occlusion etc. Concepts should not be neglected when it comes to ''''differential diagnosis'''<nowiki/>', because they could be sources of clinical errors. For this reason, we should reflect on the modern philosophy of 'Meaning', which began with Gottlob Frege<ref>[[:wikipedia:Gottlob_Frege|Wikipedia entry]]</ref>, as a compound of "extension" and "intention" of a term that expresses a concept.
The meaning of ''pain'' for Mary Poppins is concerning what it can mean to her, to her conscience, and not about the external world: actually, asking the patient to attribute a numerical value to his pain, say from 0 to 10, makes no sense, has no meaning, because there isn't any internal normalizing reference to one's world or context. <br>
The same is true for the neurologist who will give sense to the term 'pain in the right half face' solely in his/her context based on synapses, axons, ion channels, action potentials, neuropeptides etc. <br>
The dentist will do the same, based on his/her context consisting mainly of teeth, temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles, occlusion etc.
Concepts should not be neglected when it comes to ''''differential diagnosis'''', because they could be sources of clinical errors. For this reason, we should reflect on the modern philosophy of 'Meaning', which began with Gottlob Frege<ref>[[:wikipedia:Gottlob_Frege|Wikipedia entry]]</ref>, as a compound of "extension" and "intention" of a term that expresses a concept.
The concept has its '''extension''' (it includes all beings with the same quality) and 'understanding' (a complex of markers referred to the idea). For example, the concept of ''pain'' refers to many human beings, but it is more generic (great extension, but little understanding). If we consider the pain in patients who receive, for example, dental implants, in patients with ongoing inflammatory dental pulpitis and patients with neuropathic pain (atypical odontalgia)<ref>{{cita libro
The concept has its '''extension''' (it includes all beings with the same quality) and 'understanding' (a complex of markers referred to the idea). For example, the concept of ''pain'' refers to many human beings, but it is more generic (great extension, but little understanding). If we consider the pain in patients who receive, for example, dental implants, in patients with ongoing inflammatory dental pulpitis and patients with neuropathic pain (atypical odontalgia)<ref>{{cita libro
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# Increases in the mechanical perception threshold and the sensory perception threshold related to C fibres' activation.
# Somatosensory abnormalities such as allodynia, reduced mechanical perception and impaired pain modulation in patients with atypical odontalgia.
# No somatosensory alteration after implant insertion, although patients report mild pain in the treated region.
On ‘pain’ in general we can say that it has a wide extension and minimal understanding, but if we consider the type of pain mentioned above, for example in patients who receive dental implants, in patients with ongoing inflammatory dental pulpitis and in patients with neuropathic pain (atypical odontalgia), it becomes evident that the greater the understanding is, the smaller the extension.
On ‘pain’ in general we can say that it has a wide extension and minimal understanding, but if we consider the type of pain mentioned above, for example in patients who receive dental implants, in patients with ongoing inflammatory dental pulpitis and in patients with neuropathic pain (atypical odontalgia), it becomes evident that the greater the understanding is, the smaller the extension.