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Meaning of doctorspeak | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The jargon used by doctors; medical language.

uncountable

Examples

“The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her. Ms. Purdie translates doctorspeak.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

doctress Doctrinaire doctrinairism Doctrinal doctrinalism doctrinalist