"East Coast Medical Terms"

Thrall · Post by **Thrall** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:28 am

I found this and stole it from another Scottish genealogy forum, if it should be of academic interest to anyone.

East Coast Medical Dictionary

Artery.....................................The study of paintings
Bacteria..................................Back door to cafeteria
Barium...................................What doctors do when patients die
Benign...................................What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section..................A neighborhood in Rome
Catscan.................................Searching for Kitty
Cauterize...............................Made eye contact with her
Colic.......................................A sheep dog
Coma.....................................A punctuation mark
Dilate.....................................To live a long time
Enema...................................Not a friend
Fester.....................................Quicker than someone else
Fibula.....................................A small lie
Impotent.................................Distinguished, well known
Labor pains.............................Getting hurt at work
Medical staff............................A doctor`s cane
Morbid....................................A higher offer
Nirtates..................................Cheaper than day rates
Node.......................................I knew it
Outpatient...............................A person who has fainted
Pelvis......................................Second cousin to Elvis
Post operative.........................A letter carrier
Recovery room.......................Place to do upholstery
Rectum...................................Nearly killed him
Secretion................................Hiding something
Seizure....................................Roman Emperor
Tablet......................................Small Table
Terminal illness........................Getting sick at the airport
Tumor.....................................One plus one more
Urine.......................................Opposite of you're out

No comment.

Thrall

Post by **marilyn morning** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:02 am

Hi Thrall,

This is hilarious!

I especially enjoyed Caesarean Section, Cauterize, Pelvis, Rectum, Terminal Illness and Urine.

Thanks for my laugh a day
Marilyn

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:03 am

I am still chuckling.

How about:-
Sex - Used for delivering coal

Hugo

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:54 pm

Only if you come from Kelvinside or Morningside !!

mb

Post by **marilyn morning** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:46 am

Thanks for clearing that up MB, I was too shy

to ask Hugo.

Marilyn

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:36 am

I stand corrected.

But I am still chuckling!

Hugo

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:21 pm

Hi Thrall,

Thanks for posting that. I always like a good laugh. It took me a while to get Barium. I am a little slow.

Regards

AileenA · Post by **AileenA** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:30 pm

Luv it!!!