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

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bigorexia n. A member of the body dysmorphic disorders family, muscle dysmorphia is known by many names—barbell blues, bigorexia and megarexia are all commonly used to describe a condition referred to as “inverted anorexia nervosa.” [English Health] [full cite] (Mar. 28, 2005)

biological passport n. In an effort to rescue the sport’s prestige, the International Cycling Union plans to institute what is known as a “biological passport.” Cyclists will be subject to monthly blood testing. Failure to present their testing “passport” would disqualify them from competitions like the Tour de France. [English Health Sports & Recreation New or Nonce] [full cite] (Dec. 20, 2007)

black blind n. It’s a common misconception among people that if someone is blind they can’t see at all n what is known as “black blind.” That, however, is not true for the majority of the blind and visually impaired n most have extremely limited vision. [English Body Health] [full cite] (Apr. 30, 2008)

Blackberry thumb n. There’s even an informal name for the malady—"BlackBerry Thumb”—a catch-all phrase that describes a repetitive stress injury of the thumb as a result of overusing small gadget keypads. [ Language English Subject Health Technology] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2005)

blood spinning n. “Blood spinning,” also known as the “growth factor” treatment, involves removing blood around the injury and cleaning it of infection and contaminants before injecting the “cleaned’ blood back into the affected area. [English Health Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Apr. 9, 2005)

bloody pocket syndrome n. It’s what’s known as the “bloody pocket syndrome,” where workers would rather conceal their own injuries than lose bonuses or jobs if their accident becomes official. [English Employment Health] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2006)

bloody pocket syndrome n. Prather says that in the safety arena, this is sometimes referred to as the “bloody pocket syndrome.” A machinist cuts his finger on a sharp part of a machine and, rather than tell anyone, sticks his hand in his pocket and goes home. [English Employment Health] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2006)

bloody pocket syndrome n. Wright calls it the “the bloody pocket syndrome.” Because of “nofault injury and illness policies,” many workers have learned they will be disciplined for injuries no matter who’s at fault. “So people just suck it up, go home and patch it up.” [English Employment Health] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2006)

body rolling n. Yamuna is a self-confessed “yogi,” with waist-length silver hair and muscular arms. She has pioneered a fitness method called Body Rolling—which uses rubber balls to target specific muscle groups. [English Health] [full cite] (Jun. 22, 2005)

boomeritis n. For nearly 77 million baby boomers, sports-related injuries have become the No. 2 reason for doctor visits behind the common cold. Medical professionals call it “boomeritis,” a term coined by Nicholas DiNubile, an orthopedic surgeon and author of “Framework: Your 7-Step Program for Healthy Muscles, Bones and Joints.” [English Health Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jun. 6, 2006)

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