doctorese

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See also: doctórese

English

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Etymology

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From doctor +‎ -ese.

Noun

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doctorese (uncountable)

  1. (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.

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Noun

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doctorese f

  1. plural of doctoreasă