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Plain language is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. Written material is in plain language if your audience can:
A project of the University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library. To use, click on the drop down menu to browse the list of high-level medical terms. Once a word or phrase is selected, the plain language translation will appear in the box.