I suspect that most people who type in terms for a group search are probably inputting multiple word searches
I usually start with one word. If I get a big bunch of results, I'll try to think of another one that could narrow it more. (I'm mostly successful, but sometimes it's interesting just to scroll through a big list.) Using J's "feline" example, it currently finds 47 groups. By using "feline lymphoma" (without quotes), it narrows it down to 4. With quotes, there are only 2.