After several years of studying and hard work, I have finally learned scientific jargon. The following list of phrases and their definitions will help you to understand that mysterious language of science and medicine.

• IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN. . . I didn't look up the original reference.
• A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT . . . These data are practically meaningless.
• WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. . . An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published.
• THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY . . . The other results didn't make any sense.
• TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN. . . This is the prettiest graph.
• THESE RESULT…