Table 2.

Example English explanations.

Explanation resource	Example term	Explanation
CHVa	pheochromocytoma	A usually benign, well-encapsulated, lobular, vascular tumor of chromaffin tissue of the Adrenal Medulla
WordNet Summary	Coryza	an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
WordNet Synonym	attenuated	rarefy
SubSimplify	hyperglycemic	hyper-glyc-em-ic, “extreme” or “beyond normal”-sugar-em-pertaining to
Word Vector Nearest Neighbor	toxoplasma	gondii

^aCHV: Consumer Health Vocabulary.