Medical jargon (or at least biology jargon) using can still conflict with common language. For example: thorn, spine, and prickle all have different meaning in

Medical jargon (or at least biology jargon) using can still conflict with common language. For example: thorn, spine, and prickle all have different meaning in biology, and the term thorn doesn't cover anything native to England, where that word direves and was used in Shakespeare's plays.