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.

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

coagulated

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Leaemilyy said:
Whenever a body fluid is described as "cheesy" or "creamy" .. Gag

Hmm... You mean like smegma? 

Dany

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Smegma. (gag)

... frog, spasmodic, and the far flung Isles of Langerhans".

Name that reference if you can...

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gay. There's nothing gay which really means happy. The correct word is homosexual

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gay. There's nothing gay which really means happy. The correct word is homosexual

My gay friends will be so glad to know they've been identifying wrong all these years.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
gay. There's nothing gay which really means happy. The correct word is homosexual

The meanings of words evolve.

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gay. There's nothing gay which really means happy. The correct word is homosexual

They are both correct, but I don't get your "happy" statement. Elaborate?

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Specializes in ER, Med/Surg.

Flustrated.

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.

I hate "defribrillate" . Every timeI hear that I want to yell De-FIB-rillate.

Pulmonary toilet bothers me also. I keep seeing a commode in my mind when i read that! We have a pulmonologist who likes our unit who always uses that word. I am also beginning to hate the work "bronchoscopy" because it reminds me of him.

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
gay. There's nothing gay which really means happy. The correct word is homosexual

You know what; I'm gay. I am also a lesbian, queer, and butch. The correct word is whatever I want to refer to myself as.

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You know what; I'm gay. I am also a lesbian, queer, and butch. The correct word is whatever I want to refer to myself as.

I would say "badass" right about now.

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Specializes in Palliative, Onc, Med-Surg, Home Hospice.
I would say "badass" right about now.

Why thank you!

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