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Plain English Thesaurus

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Plain Language Medical Dictionary

Looking for ways to clarify medical lingo? Look no further–this tool developed by the University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library may be just what you need. Simply click on the drop-down menu to browse the list of medical terms, and then select a word to see the plain language alternatives.

Redundant Word and Jargon Buster

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Searching for words starting with "s".

23 words found

Jargon or Redundant

scalable

scope

scope creep

seamless

seek

senseless murder

shots rang out

shout out

shower activity

sketchy details

skip-level

snow ball's chance in hell

socialize

solution

soup to nuts

space

special Interest Groups

state-of-the-art

stimulus

surface

sush (instead of sushi)

synergize

Synergy; synergize