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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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