Jargon [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Jargon ======

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**Jargon** refers to specialized language used by a particular profession or group, often unintelligible or exclusionary to outsiders. In medicine and science, jargon can clarify **within** the field but obscure **to** the public or other disciplines.

===== 🔍 Key Aspects =====
  * Technical terms specific to a domain  
  * Can enhance precision among experts  
  * Often creates barriers to understanding  

===== 🧠 In Context (Academic & Medical Fields) =====
  * Using “subfalcine herniation” instead of “brain shift” in general discussions  
  * Papers filled with acronyms, eponyms, and obscure references  
  * Communication breakdowns between clinicians and patients  

===== ⚠️ Why It Matters =====
  * Jargon can alienate, confuse, or mislead  
  * Transparency requires translating complexity  
  * Clarity is not simplification — it’s responsibility  

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