SYLLOGISM
\sˈɪləd͡ʒˌɪzəm], \sˈɪlədʒˌɪzəm], \s_ˈɪ_l_ə_dʒ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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An argument stated in a logical form, consisting of three propositions, the first two being called the premises, and the last the conclusion, which contains the matter to be proved.
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Syllogistic.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Logical form of every argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last, which follows from them, the conclusion.
By Daniel Lyons
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Form of argument consisting of two propositions called the premisses, and the third which follows from them, called the conclusion.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] An argument or formal expression of reasoning consisting of three propositions, of which the first two are called the premises, and the last the conclusion. The subject of the conclusion is called the minor term, its predicate is the predicate of the major term or first premise, and the middle term shows the connection between the major and the minor, or is that term in which the predicate of the major and the subject of the minor are compared.
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Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Dissection wall artery, leading to formation an aneurysm that occlude vessel. Thrombus give rise emboli. Cervical fractures or related NECK INJURIES and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA are commonly associated conditions, although this process may occur spontaneously. Ischemia, infarction, hemorrhage in the vascular distribution of affected vertebral artery complicate condition.