What medical term do you dislike the most ?

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I hate when people refer to emesis as "PUKE" ......nasty term !

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Praiser ;)

I deplore the term umbilicus, pronounced "UM BILL EYE CUSS". Dunno why, just hate it. :uhoh21:

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Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.

Presbyopia. Sounds like a bunch of Presbyterians on opiates.

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Specializes in med/surg, psych, public health.
Presbyopia. Sounds like a bunch of Presbyterians on opiates.

:lol2: I think that too!

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Specializes in OB.
I loathe the word "obese". Even if I didn't know the English language, I'd want to stay away from this one instinctively (especially since it's written all over my medical record........). Frankly, I'd rather just be called 'fat'!

This is the one I hate too!

My doctor, who speaks excellent English, but not as his first language,apparently still doesn't get the "emotional impact" of certain words. He recently told me, very excitedly concerning my weight loss - "That's wonderful! Now you are no longer morbidly obese, now you are simply obese!" I'm sure he wondered why I burst out laughing....

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Specializes in ICU.
This is the one I hate too!

My doctor, who speaks excellent English, but not as his first language,apparently still doesn't get the "emotional impact" of certain words. He recently told me, very excitedly concerning my weight loss - "That's wonderful! Now you are no longer morbidly obese, now you are simply obese!" I'm sure he wondered why I burst out laughing....

:lol2:

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Specializes in ICU, SDU, OR, RR, Ortho, Hospice RN.

Impacted!!!! :uhoh3::uhoh3:th_female_doctor_preparing_for_patient.giflol

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

I do not like:

"failed TOLAC", "failed induction", or "failed VE"...anything relating to birth that includes the word failure. It makes women's bodies sound like they're inadequate, when they probably weren't.

Also do not like:

masticate = chew

ambulate

secretion

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When I was a transcriptionist, doctors would often dictate a certain word that I refused to type in a medical record to describe purulent discharge. As in "the wound was pus__." Ummmm, NO, just NO!

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"elderly gravida"

Have to agree with you on this one. I was NOT happy when my OB called me that!! :angryfire

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Specializes in Flight, ER, Transport, ICU/Critical Care.

Oh, this is easy.

BAG. We bag groceries and garbage - we ventilate patients!

and EXPIRED. I'm regret to inform you that your mom expired! Milk, credit cards and coupons expire! Patients die.

I'm sure I'll think of others!!!!

;)

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"hordeolum" for stye - who says that?

and "dyspareunia" for pain with sex, so not intuitive

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice.
When I was a transcriptionist, doctors would often dictate a certain word that I refused to type in a medical record to describe purulent discharge. As in "the wound was pus__." Ummmm, NO, just NO!

I had this same problem when I worked for a health insurance company. After 3 dictations with that word, I went to my supervisor and asked if I could type "the wound was full of pus". :idea: After she got done laughing about the spelling of the word, she agreed I could type it as full of pus instead of the other way.

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