title: Debate on the paper by Christopher Peterson. The social construction of medical metaphor.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Deslandes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D012961:Sociology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic