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medicalese

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The jargon used by medical professionals.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“Masters and Johnson wanted their work⟳ to be taken seriously, and wanted to stay⟳ a step ahead of the morality police, so they tended to write⟳ in almost comically dense medicalese.”

CEFR level

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

medicalisation medicalism medicalization medicalize Medically Medicament

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