From my outside perception, the medical jargon is ripe with greek-latin derived words that are strictly descriptive, adding no causal information whatsoever. My understanding is that the word tachycardia does not give an insight into why the heart beats faster.
As for "born early", I think it misses the actual problem. I think "born too early" is a closer-to-the-spirit simplification.
Re:What makes writing more readable?
by yhoneycomb on Friday February 25, 2022 @12:22PM
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I can get behind that
In terms of born premature vs born early, I understand that premature is the medical term. As a medical student, I also understand that it can be helpful to use more precise words in describing a situation.
However, I personally think that a lot of our medical jargon is due for simplification. For example, is there really any benefit to saying "epistaxis" rather than "bloody nose", or "rhinorrhea" rather than "runny nose"?
In the case of "born early" - premature and preterm are already interchangeable. I wouldn't mind adding born early to the mix.