Sentence examples for lay usage from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, "autism," "Asperger's," and "the spectrum" no longer belong solely to the psychiatric profession, and have drifted into lay usage.

Thus, because of its pejorative connotation in lay usage and because of confusion about its definition, the word impotence has been eliminated from the technical vocabulary in favour of the term "erectile dysfunction".

What are the benefits obtained by EPs from their LIE usage?

Our findings also indicate that the more widespread LIE usage, the higher the perceived benefits.

The extent of LIE usage was found to be primarily determined by the functional design differences between LIE systems available in the EDs.

Given the need to deepen our understanding of the nature and effectiveness of EPs' use of LIE systems, this study seeks to answer the following research questions: What is the nature of LIE usage in the ED, and, in particular, what types of information systems are actually used by EPs for laboratory medicine purposes?

However, LIE usage may vary greatly from one physician to another, implying major differences in the barriers faced by EPs in their adoption of LIE, in the nature and extensiveness of their use of LIE, in the benefits eventually obtained from such use, and, most importantly, in the impact of such use upon their clinical decision-making and the well-being of their patients [28 30].

The questionnaire wording was derived from other stigma measures (providing convergent validity), and corresponded to lay and social science usage of the term 'stigma', giving content validity.