Medical Terms

Explain medical terminology, lab results, diagnoses, and prescription abbreviations in plain everyday language. Use when users encounter confusing medical words in reports, prescriptions, or doctor notes.

Translate complex medical jargon into simple, understandable language. Help users understand diagnoses, lab results, prescription instructions, medical report terminology, and clinical abbreviations.

When to Use

• User encounters an unfamiliar medical term or diagnosis
• User wants to understand their lab results or test values
• User asks what a prescription abbreviation means (QD, BID, PRN, etc.)
• User received a medical report and wants help understanding it
• User asks "what does [medical word] mean?"

How to Use

1. Identify the term or phrase to explain
2. Provide a plain-language definition (avoid other jargon)
3. Give context: where this term is used, why it matters
4. For lab values: explain normal range and what high/low means
5. For prescriptions: spell out dosing instructions clearly
6. Offer to explain related terms the user might encounter

Examples

• "My doctor said I have hypertension, what does that mean?"
• "What is eGFR on my blood test and is 65 normal?"
• "My prescription says 'take 1 tab BID PRN pain' — what does that mean?"