Simply Sayin’ is an award-winning educational app that the Child Life team at Phoenix Children’s designed and created. It uses pictures, sounds and a glossary of terms to support clear conversations about conditions, treatments and healthcare-related experiences.

By focusing on medical education, the hospital app helps you find the right words or phrases to explain and talk about a child’s care.

Get the App for Medical Jargon

Download the app free of charge in the Apple App Store or Google Play.

App Features

The app’s user-friendly layout includes:

  • An extensive glossary of medical jargon and terms with simple explanations that are easy for kids to understand
  • A script feature to prepare children for surgery, with details about specific procedures and photos of hospital areas and medical equipment
  • Interactive drawing boards for various body systems to help kids become familiar with areas and approaches to treatment
  • English and Spanish translations
Screenshot of Simply Sayin' app menu - green Glossary box, red Preps box, blue Drawings box, purple Pictures box.,
Screenshot of Simply Sayin' app menu - list of Glossary terms that start with B
Screenshot of Simply Sayin' app menu - Defintion of Barium Swallow and pictures of x-ray machine
Screenshot of Simply Sayin' app menu - illustrated drawing of a throat