Medical Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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stuck kid n. Ms. Sudders explained that when she was commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, the term “stuck kids” was used to describe the phenomenon of children being backlogged and kept in emergency rooms because there weren’t enough psychiatric beds for them. The term was later used for children in psychiatric beds who were not being moved into the community. [English Medical Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 24, 2007)

surgical souvenir n. It turns out the collecting and, even, gifting of so-called “surgical souvenirs”—from the staples that seal a wound after surgery to gallstones to surgical screws and pins—isn’t exactly uncommon, or undercover. [English Medical] [full cite] (Apr. 6, 2008)

swellbow n. When they skate, they keep falling on their elbows, and there’s a name for it called swellbow. So we give tip cards that explain what swellbow is physiologically and what’s happening to their body anatomically, and then how they can treat it. [English Health Medical] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2005)

swellbow n. Burnquist has broken 19 bones over the years and endured countless cases of “swellbow,” from smacking his elbows. [English Medical] [full cite] (Jul. 20, 2005)

swellbow n. If you fall off your board, you might receive a… swellbow (a swollen elbow). [English Medical] [full cite] (Jul. 20, 2005)

T shot adj. At the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in downtown Manhattan—the medical facility for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people that he visited while he was still in high school—he began to get biweekly testosterone “T” shots (he turned 18 in September). [English Medical Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Mar. 15, 2008)

TATT n. As they say in the medical profession, the Government is “TATT”—tired all the time. [English Medical Acronym] [full cite] (Apr. 19, 2006)

Tdap n. County health officials are urging people of nearly all ages to get the vaccine for the disease through what is called a tdap booster, a newer immunization administered along with tetanus shots. [English Health Medical Acronym] [full cite] (Apr. 2, 2006)

teachback n. Asking questions doesn’t ensure that patients understand the answers. For that reason, many doctors now advocate a method called teachback. First, a doctor explains the situation to the patient in language that’s as plain as possible. Then, he or she asks the patient to teach it back to the doctor. Not only does this force the doctor to use plain language, it also helps him or her identify any gaps in understanding. [English Education Medical Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 12, 2007)

terminal wean n. Ending the care of a patient—also known as “terminal wean”—is a decision made daily in most hospitals. [English Medical] [full cite] (Mar. 21, 2005)

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