Comments on: Doing a Hasselhoff…new medical slang.

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By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:59:05 +0000

Thanks for the link…looks like someone has gone to a lot of time and trouble to collect all that medical slang…there’s quite a few on that list I’ve never heard of. I think a lot of medical slang is also very localized – within a region or country.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:06:10 +0000

There is a huge amount of medical slang at http://www.messybeast.com/dragonqueen/medical-acronyms.htm

Much of the “new” slang is corporate jargon, not medical at all!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:30:41 +0000

Sounds like an interesting read. I’d forgotten about terms like GOMER…although there is some debate as whether that is the original meaning of the acronym GOMER…here’s an interesting article about the debate Folk Etymology: Gomer (Medical Slang) -arguing that GOMER “…is based on the character of Gomer Pyle and was only later folk etymologized to mean “Get Out of My Emergency Room.”

Still it works well as medical slang…especially for some of the characters that come to be treated in ER.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:20:55 +0000

Reminds me of a book I read a long time ago.
“The House of God” The classic novel of Life and Death in an American hospital.
It gave us such gems as;
GOMER (Get Out of My ER) or LOLNAD (Little Old Lady No Apparent Distress), Turf, Bounce, etc.
Worth a look.
http://www.amazon.com/House-God-Classic-American-Hospital/dp/0440133688

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:49:52 +0000

Ain’t creativity great.

Medical slang is so necessary in a high stressed and emotional environment. I’d never dream of using any of these terms in front of (or to) any of my patients but sometimes you need to have a way of letting off steam and having a good laugh.

By: Angelique

Angelique — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:20:15 +0000

I don’t have a medical background, but these cracked me up! I can only imagine what’s been discussed about me after going to the doctor’s! ha ha ha

By: Marijke

Marijke — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:10:42 +0000

I love it. As a nurse, I can identify with many of these behaviours from both the staff and the patients.

Thanks for the smile!