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noundoctorese (uncountable)
- informaluncountableThe jargon used by medical doctors.
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.
2009, Eileen Wilks, Mortal Sins, New York: Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 257Synonyms: doctorspeak, medicalese
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nounThe jargon used by medical doctors.
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doctorese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctorese
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