doctorese

See also: doctórese

English

Etymology

doctor +‎ -ese

Noun

doctorese (uncountable)

1. (informal) The jargon used by medical doctors.
   • 2009, Eileen Wilks, Mortal Sins, New York: Berkley Sensation, →ISBN, page 257:

     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.

Synonyms

• doctorspeak, medicalese

Anagrams

• creosoted, scootered

Romanian

Noun

doctorese f

1. plural of doctoreasă