semiography

noun4

1. •
   A system of symbolic notation, especially (but not always) as opposed to phonetic notation.

   • The fact that the semiography of French is specific and complex is due to its history, which, as we mentioned at the beginning, sets it apart from all the other Romance languages. — 2013
2. •
   A system of musical notation.
3. •
   The study of symbolic systems or of a particular symbolic system.

   • Abundant graphic documentation of Frutiger's work, together with the books by Shepherd and Dreyfus, serve as the basis for modern comprehension of the principles of semiography. — 1996
4. •
   A description of the signs of disease.

   • In other words, the semiography of the disorder connotes a criminal act. — 2013