Why Is Medical Jargon So Confusing?

wolram · Jan 18, 2008

Does anyone know what the heck this guy is saying?

[Edited by Moonbear: sorry, that link had to go.]

waht · Jan 18, 2008

It talks about "the importance of hyperhomocysteinemia in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis." No more or less.

wolram · Jan 18, 2008

I googled some of those words and got even more confused, by the time i have read up a few of them i have lost the plot.

Moonbear · Jan 18, 2008

wolram said:

Does anyone know what the heck this guy is saying?

Nothing that would qualify as mainstream medical science. Sorry, Wollie, but I'm deleting that link. If you'd like to continue asking about specific terminology without that link, that's fine.

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