Language Matters: Standardizing the Terminology of Persistent Cloaca

Abstract

Medical language evolves as our understanding of biology, pathology, and patient experience deepens. In recent years, clinicians caring for both adult and pediatric patients with conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and substance use disorders have increasingly adopted person-first and patient-centered language to reduce stigma and promote more respectful, patient-centered communication.1 These shifts recognize that the words we use in clinical care and scientific writing shape how conditions are understood, not only by the medical community, but also by the patients and their families.

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