Medical Slang For Patients

30 Medical Slang Terms Nurses Use - NurseBuff

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Here are some of the most awesome medical slangs nurses use every day: 1. Frequent Flyer. Definition: A regular patient in the hospital who often seeks medical attention for every little health problem encountered. Frequent flyers are often drug …

Medical slang - Wikipedia

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Jargon Watch: The Secret World Of Medical Slang

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So instead, we’ve compiled some of the semi-secret and often hilarious medical slang terms doctors and nurses use to talk about patients, each other and the …

Decoding 28 Medical Slang Terms | HowStuffWorks

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Decoding 28 Medical Slang Terms. Doctors, nurses, and other health-care professionals need to communicate with each other …

Derogatory Slang in the Hospital Setting - Journal of Ethics

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Derogatory Slang in the Hospital Setting. In the on-call lounge late one evening, two residents compared notes on their respective rotations, with …

The secret slang of hospitals: What doctors and nurses …

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Goldman suggests much of the slang involved in inter-specialty criticism may be part of hospital culture, arising from an individual’s sense of personal responsibility for …

17 Secret Slang Terms Your Doctor Might Be Using

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Cowboys refer to surgeons in general, with the idea that surgeons often "ride by the seat of their pants." 10. FLEA. The internist is the lowest on the medical totem …

75 Must-Know Medical Terms, Abbreviations, and …

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15. Inpatient: A patient who requires hospitalization. 16. Intravenous: Indicates medication or fluid that’s delivered by vein. 17. Malignant: Indicates the presence of cancerous cells. 18. Outpatient: A …

Basic Medical Terminology: 100 Medical Phrases To Know

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The following is a list of over 100 basic medical terms grouped into categories to help you find the term you need: Abbreviations and acronyms. This list …

Here Is the Secret Jargon Doctors Use to Talk Trash …

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Medical lingo can be confusing—but maybe ignorance is bliss. In his new book, The Secret Language of Doctors, Toronto-based ER physician Brian Goldman decodes the slang that doctors and nurses ...