Words You Hate

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

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Is there a medical word that you absolutely hate? Or one that you can never seem to pronounce correctly?

Hate:

  • Meatus. (Eww)
  • Gargle.

Mispronounce:

Prophylaxis. I ALWAYS say prophylaxicks.

I have a co-worker that says Cefazolin wrong and is convinced she is right. Drives me nuts.

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Specializes in OB.

Orientate! I know it's technically also a correct version of the word, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.

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Specializes in Pharmaceutical Research, Operating Room.

Moist. I'm sure I'll think of others....

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Compartmentalize.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..
Moist. I'm sure I'll think of others....

There are several on the "hate moist" train.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
Moist. I'm sure I'll think of others....

I second moist.

And, smegma

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I second meatus.

Orifice

Stimulate

Phlegm

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These "bad" words you hate? I use them as much as possible.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..
Farawyn said:
These "bad" words you hate? I use them as much as possible.

Far, I know you use the word meatus with your students as much as possible. How might that conversation go?

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-Orientate. It's just wrong English.

-O2 stat. Why people use it is beyond me.

-Dilitation.

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LibraSunCNM said:
Orientate! I know it's technically also a correct version of the word, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Me too. I do not care that in Britian it is correct.

roser13 said:

And, smegma

You beat me to it.

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SullyRN said:
Far, I know you use the word meatus with your students as much as possible. How might that conversation go?

I use it when I'm out socially.

I'll PM you.

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