Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Afternoon patient neologism

"My spine is curved sideways. They said it's skeletonosis."
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    aaaaaaaaaaaah!

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  2. Horse On A MattressJune 29, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    Ooh! Nice one. It's a usage that reminds one of the classic--and frighteningly persistent--favorite, "Oldtimer's disease."

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  3. outreJune 30, 2010 at 2:24 AM

    Damn it, I've been spelling it wrong all along.

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  4. MTSJune 30, 2010 at 2:55 AM

    At least your patient knows what a spine is...

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  5. myoclonicjerkJune 30, 2010 at 6:31 AM

    I'm stealing this for a Facebook quote.

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  6. HumincatJune 30, 2010 at 12:24 PM

    Well, he probably just meant "skulliosis" :) Minny

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  7. AnonymousJune 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    your blog is a much needed break.

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  8. AnonymousJune 30, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    As long as he doesn't have osteo mellitus along with it! :-)

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  9. thegooddrlauraJuly 2, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    How do you keep from cracking up in the patient's face? Actually, I don't laugh in the room either, but sometimes I have to work to keep my head from shaking side to side.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 3, 2010 at 5:47 AM

    Oh, I love this!

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So wadda you think?