The words some doctors use are often misunderstood by patients and their families, leaving them feeling confused and vulnerable, according to researchers. In a study published Wednesday in the journal ...

Medical language can sometimes stump patients. And some common sayings are straight-up head-scratchers. Calling a patient’s neurological exam “grossly intact,” for example, might not sound so great, ...

Medical reports written in technical terminology can pose challenges for patients. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated how artificial intelligence can make CT findings ...

Dictionary.com recently unveiled its Summer Word Drop of new words that have been added to the online dictionary. And the new entries included three medical terms, five climate change and warm weather ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Why do women have an “incompetent cervix” and a “blighted ovum”, Justine van der Leun wondered in a recent Guardian ...

Ananya Vinay, a 12 year old from Fresno, Calif., clinched the championship at the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night after correctly spelling the word “marocain,” meaning a dress fabric ...