Doctor Grumpy in the House: Afternoon patient neologism

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Afternoon patient neologism

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

10 comments:

Anonymous said...: aaaaaaaaaaaah!; June 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Horse On A Mattress said...: Ooh! Nice one. It's a usage that reminds one of the classic--and frighteningly persistent--favorite, "Oldtimer's disease."; June 29, 2010 at 11:36 PM
outre said...: Damn it, I've been spelling it wrong all along.; June 30, 2010 at 2:24 AM
MTS said...: At least your patient knows what a spine is...; June 30, 2010 at 2:55 AM
myoclonicjerk said...: I'm stealing this for a Facebook quote.; June 30, 2010 at 6:31 AM
Humincat said...: Well, he probably just meant "skulliosis" :) Minny; June 30, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Anonymous said...: your blog is a much needed break.; June 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM
Anonymous said...: As long as he doesn't have osteo mellitus along with it! :-); June 30, 2010 at 5:15 PM
thegooddrlaura said...: 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.; July 2, 2010 at 10:31 AM
arzt4empfaenger said...: Oh, I love this!; July 3, 2010 at 5:47 AM

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