"medicalese" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: medical + -ese Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|medical|ese}} medical + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} medicalese (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The jargon used by medical professionals. Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: doctorese, doctorspeak
    Sense id: en-medicalese-en-noun-d0uJ88br Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese

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