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

Medical, medicinal, hospital-related, etc. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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Cards n. If that doesn’t control their pain, we (perhaps uncharitably) say they “failed two rounds.” When admitting such a “sickler,” we have to decide whether to send them to “Gens,” the general medicine service, or “Honk,” the hematology-oncology service. (People with heart problems, of course, go to “Cards.”) [English Medical Jargon] [full cite] (May. 29, 2006)

cast eye n. The Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme is to target children who are affected with Strabismus, commonly referred to as “cast eye,” through an extensive outreach. [English Jamaica Medical] [full cite] (Aug. 7, 2007)

chemical cosh n. Treatments of mental and physical illnesses were spiritual tasks, not merely matters for medical repair, the prince said. Psychiatrists should resort less often to the “chemical cosh” of drugs. [English United Kingdom Drugs Health Medical] [full cite] (Aug. 30, 2006)

chemical cosh n. These drugs can make people more manageable and less demanding. They have been implicated in the torture of prisoners in Soviet psychiatric prisons. Allegations concerning their use as the “chemical cosh” continues to emerge from British prisons. Most worrying of all, perhaps, is their routine use for the management and control of people with mental handicaps. [English United Kingdom Drugs Health Medical] [full cite] (Aug. 30, 2006)

chemo brain n. Years after chemotherapy, some breast cancer patients have subtle memory and concentration problems often dubbed “chemo brain,” a new study shows. [English Body Health Medical] [full cite] (Oct. 9, 2006)

chill suit n. In an effort to preserve her brain function, doctors at Oklahoma Heart Hospital put Jill in what’s called a “chill suit.” “We moved directly to this induced hypothermia, which is basically a refrigerated suit that we wrap around the torso and the legs to begin cooling her body core temperature down to about 33 degrees Celsius,” said Dr. Michael Schoeffler, who treated Jill. “There [are] studies that have shown that it helps protect the brain in hopes that she will have a recovery.” [English Medical] [full cite] (Oct. 24, 2007)

chop n. Bogan has male sex organs and does not intend to get a sex change, or “the chop,” as it’s called in the transgender community. [English Medical] [full cite] (Apr. 18, 2005)

circling the drain v. Other interesting medical slang: Circling the drain—crashing —coding——talkin’ to God——a blue bloater—vagaling out—-:). [English Medical] [full cite] (Mar. 10, 2005)

cocktail effect n. She also mentioned what some researchers call the “cocktail” effect—one toxin in one product alone may not be very harmful, but when that product is combined with other toxins in various products, the effect could be dangerous. [English Drugs Medical] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2006)

code pink n. Key cards get authorized personnel access to where they need to be. All of the nursery staff have a little bear on their ID so you know they’re legitimate. As a last resort, there’s something called “Code Pink,” an alarm system at the nurses station which locks down the whole hospital. No one leaves until the baby is found. [English Medical] [full cite] (Mar. 12, 2007)

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