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单词 medspeak
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medspeakn.

Brit. /ˈmɛdspiːk/, U.S. /ˈmɛdˌspik/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: med n.1, med adj., -speak suffix.
Etymology: < med n.1 or med adj. + -speak suffix.
Technical or euphemistic jargon concerning health, disease, medical practice, etc., used esp. by doctors.
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the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups
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patter1949
Pentagonese1950
educationese1958
computerese1960
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spacespeak1963
computer-speak1968
techno-jargon1972
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Eurospeak1975
Euro-jargon1976
technospeak1976
doctorspeak1977
corporate-speak1978
medspeak1979
mellowspeak1979
technobabble1981
teenspeak1982
management-speak1986
codespeak1987
1979 N. P. Christy in New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 300 979/2 Medspeak can be learned by anyone, even a medical student.
1987 Washington Post 7 Apr. (Med. Suppl.) 10/1 Call it ‘medicalese’, ‘gobbledygook’ or ‘medspeak’, it's medicine's special language, often vital to discourse between doctors but maddening to patients.
1993 Guardian 5 Jan. ii. 17 The Health Page New Year resolution is to campaign against medspeak/healthspeak. We start with an anthology of medical euphemisms with thanks to the many readers who have contributed to it.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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