The entry for each medical term on MedFriendly is structured in a way to make it as easy to understand as is possible. To begin with, every paragraph is designed to be small so that you do not feel overwhelmed by information.

We make every effort to avoid defining medical terms with other complex medical terminology that the average person may not understand. However, if a complex word needs to be used in describing a medical term, the meaning of that word will be explained in parentheses or in a separate sentence(s). This extra step to avoid possible confusion is the feature of MedFriendly that sets us apart from any other medical dictionary or comprehensive medical reference. If you have an intermediate or advanced kn owledge of medical terminology, feel free to skip over the extra explanatory information.

Each entry will always give you the definition of the word that you are interested in. Many entries will also contain additional information beyond the definition, such as treatments for diseases, cure rates, and helpful pictures. At the end of each entry, we will also describe the linguistic (language) history of the term you are interested in, whenever possible.