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Derogatory Slang in the Hospital Setting - Journal of Ethics

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What has ethical import is slang used to express a negative view of or frustration with certain clinical situations or scenarios, colleagues who work in other specialties or fields of health care, an… See more

Doctors must avoid jargon when talking to patients, royal …

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Doctors should speak slowly and avoid using jargon with their patients, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has said. 1. A report by the college said …

30 Medical Slang Terms Nurses Use - NurseBuff

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Decoding 28 Medical Slang Terms | HowStuffWorks

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Colloquial expressions for medical terms

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The big list of colloquial expressions for medical terms. This list gives proper medical words and then more everyday terms, divided by a slash (/). To the left of the slash (/), …

Musculoskeletal Colloquialisms: How Did …

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Abstract. Eponyms and colloquial terms are labels that provide two kinds of information: the pattern of …

47 Colloquialism Examples You’re Gonna Go Nuts Over - Smart …

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A doctor might use words like “idiopathic” and “iatrogenic” in a sentence with peers or even with patients, but most non-medical people will only use them when …

60+ Handy English Medical Vocabulary …

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Diagnosis — When a doctor or specialist examines your symptoms and identifies an illness or other health problem. Emergency — This is when someone’s …

17 Secret Slang Terms Your Doctor Might Be Using

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1. THE BUNKER The bunker is where medical residents meet to hand over patients, as well as, according to Goldman, where they often let loose—with tirades …

List of colloquialisms - Medical Dictionary

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colloquialism. Vox populi A term of ordinary everyday speech, conversational. See Medical slang. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill …