Layman's Medical Glossary

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Specializes in Trauma, MICU.

artery: the study of fine paintings :chuckle

barium: what you do when cpr fails

benign: what you are after you be eight

cesarean section: a district in rome

colic: a sheep dog

coma: a punctuation mark

congenital: friendly

dilate: to live long

gi series: baseball games between teams of soldiers hangnail: a coat hook

medical staff: a doctor's cane

minor operation: coal digging

morbid: a higher offer

nitrate: lower than the day rate

node: was aware of

organic: church musician

outpatient: a person who has fainted

protein: in favor of young people

secretion: hiding anything

serology: study of english knighthood

tumor: an extra pair

urine: opposite of you're out

varicose veins: veins which are very close together :rotfl:

Specializes in Trauma, MICU.

Three women rub a magic lamp and a genie pops out and says, "You are each granted one wish." So the first woman says, "I'd like to be smarter." To that, the genie goes **POOF** "You're a cardiologist!" The second woman says, "I'd like to be 50% smarter than that!" The genie goes **POOF** "You're a neurosurgeon!" The third woman says, "Well, I'd like to be even 100% smarter than that!" The genie goes **POOF** "You're an RN!"

Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Pelvis---second cousin to Elvis

Rectum--car accident with all involved vehicles totaled.

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