Medical Terms from a Different Perspective
(how some terms might be interpreted by those who lack professional vocabulary knowledge in the field of medicine)
Education is not only concerned with collecting information but also with the best ways of using information that has been collected.”
Some countries want peace so badly that they will go to war to get it.
genital
Not a Jew or a non-Jewish person.
hangnail
A coat hook or a place to hang a coat on.
impotent
Someone who is distinguished and well known.
labor pain
Getting hurt at work.
malfeasance
Exorbitant charges for professional services.
medical staff
A doctor's cane.
morbid
A higher offer.
nitrates
Cheaper than day rates.
node
Was aware of or knew.
nosography
- The art of writing using a pen or pencil stuck up one’s nose.
- The writing done by a nasograph.
outpatient
A person who has fainted.
pap smear
A test for fatherhood.
pelvis
An Elvis cousin.
post operative
A letter carrier.
prophylactic
Someone who is in favor of birth control.
