Word: cephalalgia
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Sources: Journal of the American Medical Association; Circulation; Cephalalgia...
...many doctors, a headache is "cephalalgia." Itching is "pruritus." Swallowing is "deglutition." Professionals tend to view such words as tools of the trade and an aid to precise speech. But Lois DeBakey, a professor of scientific communication at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, thinks that technical jargon not only alienates patients but masks fuzzy thinking...
Agrypnia Insomnia Cephalalgia Headache Cholelithiasis Gallstones Deglutition Swallowing Emesis Vomiting Hemorrhage Bleeding Obese Fat Pyrexia Fever Respire Breathe Carrying her criticism right to the end (not "termination") of life, Dr. DeBakey thinks "in extremis is a pretentious expression for dying...
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