Doctorspeak

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The jargon used by doctors; medical language. uncountable

    "The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her. Ms. Purdie translates doctorspeak."

  2. 2
    medical jargon wordnet

Synonyms

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doctoresemedicalese

Example

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"The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her. Ms. Purdie translates doctorspeak."

Etymology

From doctor + -speak.

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