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Aug 29, 2007 08:43 AM

Alternative Medical Dictionary

by nurz2be
Updated Aug 29, 2007 at 08:46 AM by nurz2be

These are just some funny definitions that can cause a few laughs...please add yours to the mix....Enjoy


Alzheimer's disease
Ahhhh...ummmm....sorry, it's gone again

Amenorrhea
The result of spending too much time in church. A couple of weeks in Vegas usually eliminates the symptoms.

Cerebral hemorrhage
The thinking mans hemorrhage

Club foot
The inevitable result of too many nights on the dance-club floor. A simple remedy for this is particular ailment is marriage.

DysPEPSIa
A type of indigestion brought on by over-consumption of one particular fizzy cola beverage

Elephantiasis
A strange birth defect in which the sufferer has a body part that would be more in keeping with an elephant, rather than a human. Some get big feet, the well-known "Elephant man" had the trunk, and, of course, the elusive porn stars.....

Irritable bowel syndrome
A condition that may develop when a bowel has had a real gut-full of all the sh** it has to deal with

Middle ear infection
This is rarely seen; mainly because most people have only a left ear and a right ear. But for those lucky enough to have one in the middle, watch out, it might get infected

Stye
Normally a place where pigs and teenagers live. So, you want to hope that you don't get one of these in your eye on the night of the big date....


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