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

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trout pout n. “It’s good to see Volvo has moved away from the boxy models of the past,” he said. He described the grille as a “trout pout.” [English Health Medical] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

trout pout n. Trout-pout Liz is desperate to rival screen siren Sharon Stone, who whipped fans into a frenzy with her infamous no-knickers scene in smash hit thriller Basic Instinct. [English Health Medical] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

trout pout n. [Leslie Ash, ] the new star of BBC1’s Merseybeat police drama admits fins haven’t been the same since surgery to plump up her lips left her with what she describes as “my trout pout.” [English Medical] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

trout pout n. I’m a celebrity and I want to get out, have your face altered, get a trout pout, be famous for doing nothing at all. [English Medical] [full cite] (Sep. 8, 2004)

turf v. Both sides of 11 men were playing for bragging rights and the ultimate “turf,” an inside term meaning a difficult or perplexing patient who is “turfed” by a GP to a specialist. [English Medical Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 4, 2006)

turf n. Both sides of 11 men were playing for bragging rights and the ultimate “turf,” an inside term meaning a difficult or perplexing patient who is “turfed” by a GP to a specialist. [English Medical Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 4, 2006)

turf toe n. With Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce departing the Titans game early with a hyperextended left big toe—more commonly known as turf toe—St. Louis now is going to lean more heavily on Kevin Curtis. [ Language English Subject Medical] [full cite] (Oct. 3, 2005)

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

veisalgia n. In a 2000 journal article, Wiese and co-authors coined a term for such hangovers: veisalgia, from the Norwegian word kveis, meaning “uneasiness following debauchery,” and algia, Greek for pain. [Health Medical] [full cite] (Jul. 1, 2004)

veisalgia n. Perhaps the most alarming feature of veisalgia is its high prevalence. [English Health Medical] [full cite] (Jul. 8, 2004)

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