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Meaning of doctorese | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The jargon used by medical doctors.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

doctoress doctorfish doctorhood Doctoring doctorishness doctorling

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