Mental Process
comprehension Audio
com·pre·hen·sion [ kom-pri-hen-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Cognition
Definitions related to comprehension:
  • Ability to understand or aquire knowledge; can be via reading, listening, etc.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result).
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Comprehension, Act of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. Specialists in administering and interpreting such tests are...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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