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**doctorzlo** · 07-14-2012, 04:45 PM

Anybody can define a word as they want to suit their fancy.
There are standard definition which is accepted by the world.

A layperson or layman is a person who is not an expert in a given field of knowledge. The term originally meant a member of the laity, i.e. a non-clergymen, but over the centuries shifted in definition.
The concept of describing something in layman's terms has come into wide use in the English-speaking world. To put something in layman's terms is to describe a complex or technical issue using words and terms that the average individual (someone without professional training in the subject area) can understand, so that they may comprehend the issue to some degree.

A layman can not detect a stroke. An EMT person may hypothesis a stroke and act accordingly. The Emergency room physician after diagnosis and scans may come to a preliminary diagnosis of stroke. The radiologist will confirm the diagnosis after full study. The doctor treating him may treat for the stroke.

Bleeding a person for treatment was 14th century method.

07-14-2012, 04:45 PM	#24
doctorzlo Join Date Jun 2006 Posts 4,488 Senior Member	Anybody can define a word as they want to suit their fancy. There are standard definition which is accepted by the world. A layperson or layman is a person who is not an expert in a given field of knowledge. The term originally meant a member of the laity, i.e. a non-clergymen, but over the centuries shifted in definition. The concept of describing something in layman's terms has come into wide use in the English-speaking world. To put something in layman's terms is to describe a complex or technical issue using words and terms that the average individual (someone without professional training in the subject area) can understand, so that they may comprehend the issue to some degree. A layman can not detect a stroke. An EMT person may hypothesis a stroke and act accordingly. The Emergency room physician after diagnosis and scans may come to a preliminary diagnosis of stroke. The radiologist will confirm the diagnosis after full study. The doctor treating him may treat for the stroke. Bleeding a person for treatment was 14th century method.
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