Let's play: What's that word mean?

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Specializes in Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics.

I thought this would be fun.

Pick a medical word. Ask what it means. The responder answers and picks the next word.

This one always cracks me up because it sounds like a word we don't normally use in general conversation: My word is...

MASTICATE

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

To chew food.

Pannus

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Specializes in L&D, M/B.

hanging flap of tissue.

My word is

Ayurveda

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

Can I use it in a sentence instead?

Pannus: Don't getcher pannus in an uproar.

Ayurveda: Ayurveda pon the coffee table again?

AMBLYOPIA

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

"Lazy eye"

DYSTOCIA

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

OK, OK, I'll stop messing around.:chair:

Ayurveda: an ancient medical system

Amblyopia

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

Oops. My bad. :trout:

"Lazy eye"

DYSTOCIA

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Amblyopia
Amblyopia is also known as "lazy eye."

DYSTOCIA

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Specializes in Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics.
Amblyopia is also known as "lazy eye."

DYSTOCIA

Difficult labor. (Had to look it up! I got the "difficult" right!

My word:

ANEUPLOIDY

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Specializes in Occupational Medicine, Orthopedics.

AngieO'plasty:

You're a hoot! I really had to go over that Ayurveda sentence!

Blue

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Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.
Difficult labor. (Had to look it up! I got the "difficult" right!

My word:

ANEUPLOIDY

Is that your old ploidy, or do you have aneuploidy?

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Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.
Difficult labor. (Had to look it up! I got the "difficult" right!

My word:

ANEUPLOIDY

Abnormal number of chromosomes.

My word:

TRAGUS

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