Entries in the Category Medical
Medical, medicinal, hospital-related, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
John Wayne contract n. an unspecific medical work agreement obligating a doctor to treat any patient and any health problem. (posted Feb. 1, 2007) [full entry…]
lead snowstorm n. the appearance of bullet fragments in an X-ray of a body. (posted Sep. 19, 2006) [full entry…]
met n. cancer that has spread beyond its point of origin. (posted Jul. 7, 2005) [full entry…]
neurodiversity n. the whole of human mental or psychological neurological structures or behaviors, seen as not necessarily problematic, but as alternate, acceptable forms of human biology. (posted Jul. 2, 2004) [full entry…]
never event n. a (serious or life-endangering) medical error. (posted Jun. 30, 2006) [full entry…]
obesogenic adj. related to or contributing to obesity. (posted May. 19, 2004) [full entry…]
pimp v. (by senior medical personnel) to badger a student doctor with medical questions (as a teaching method). (posted Mar. 16, 2006) [full entry…]
pre-sick adj. having behaviors or characteristics which could lead to disease or illness. (posted Aug. 2, 2005) [full entry…]
pump head n. a loss of mental acuity after heart surgery. (posted Oct. 4, 2004) [full entry…]
smoker’s face n. a physiognomy deteriorated by habitual tobacco smoking (posted May. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
snowflake baby n. a child grown and born from a frozen embryo. (posted Jun. 6, 2005) [full entry…]
somaticizer n. a person whose physical illnesses are caused by neurosis. (posted Jul. 20, 2005) [full entry…]
Stokes basket n. a rigid body-sized platform in which a stretcher or litter can be secured for transporting patients, usually in precarious environments. (posted May. 6, 2005) [full entry…]
stork mark n. an impermanent blemish on the skin of a newborn baby. (posted Oct. 4, 2006) [full entry…]
swellbow n. a swollen elbow. (posted Jul. 20, 2005) [full entry…]
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