doctorese

See also: doctórese

English

Etymology

doctor +‎ -ese

Noun

doctorese (uncountable)

(informal) The jargon used by medical doctors.
- 2009, Eileen Wilks, Mortal Sins, New York: Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 257:
  Yes, there it was—a record of the emergency room treatment he'd received. It took her a moment to translate the doctorese, but it sounded as if the impact of the steering wheel had bruised his heart, causing fluid to build up.

Synonyms

doctorspeak, medicalese

Anagrams

creosoted, scootered

Romanian

Noun

doctorese f

plural of doctoreasă

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