Words You Hate

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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.

Pulmonary toilet. I don't know if anybody uses it? I think I last heard it in maybe nursing school?

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Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.

My sister hates the word pus. Cringes when she says it, and only says it when she's saying how much she hates it.

I, on the other hand, love words. Although I have to admit there are some I love less than others.

Even the ones I can't pronounce and have to Google. Even the ones I have to look up in the dictionary. Yes, I still have a paper dictionary I use.

I'm so weird.

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Carbuncle.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

Sedation vacation

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
I use it when I'm out socially.

I'll PM you.

I can just hear you now........"why don't you meatus at the bar?"

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carbuncle.

llooooooovvvvveeeeeee!!!

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I can just hear you now........"why don't you meatus at the bar?"

And this is why I love you.

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Not medical, but I HATE the word delish.

Also, can't pronounce 'practice exam.' Practice, fine. Exam, fine. Practice + exam = practix exam. Every. Time.

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Hipster

Artisan

Craft (as in "craft" beer)

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Dabble.

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Flaccid

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Our charting system has "juicy cough" as a descriptor. I gagged just typing that...eeewww!

I'm with you all on orientate. Another that always made me rage was dialys-size instead of dialyze.

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