Medical Slang

Medical slang - Wikipedia

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Medical slang is the use of acronyms and informal terminology to describe patients, other healthcare personnel and medical concepts. Some terms are pejorative. In English, medical slang has entered popular culture via television hospital and forensic science dramas such as ER, House M.D., … See more

Medical Dictionary - Merriam-Webster

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Medical Dictionary Search medical terms and abbreviations with the most up-to-date and comprehensive medical dictionary from the reference experts at Merriam …

30 Medical Slang Terms Nurses Use - NurseBuff

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Basic Medical Terminology: 100 Medical Phrases To Know

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Medical slang. This is a list of some informal terms often used by medical professionals: Afib: Atrial fibrillation, irregular and rapid heartbeats. Bagging: …

Decoding 28 Medical Slang Terms | HowStuffWorks

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75 Must-Know Medical Terms, …

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Medical terminology follows the same structural rules all language does, including use of prefixes and suffixes. You may be familiar with some of these from …

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Online Medical Dictionary at WebMD: Find Definitions for Medical Terms Medical Dictionary and Definitions Medical Dictionary Medical Dictionary Browse Medical Terms …

17 Secret Slang Terms Your Doctor Might Be Using

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3. BEEMER While a beemer might refer to the ride sitting in an orthopedic surgeon ’s driveway, it’s also slang for an obese patient. Beemer comes from BMI, or …

The secret slang of hospitals: What doctors and nurses …

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Here is a partial list of slang terms used by some medical professionals in Canadian and U.S. hospitals: Status dramaticus: A patient who loudly and dramatically …

50 Funny Medical Terms and Phrases

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This is a funny medical phrase for Anaesthesiologists because they often put their patients under with gas before an important or dangerous …