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Ditter43 09-14-2011 09:39 AM

We Southerners have the lowest stress rate because we do not take medical terminology seriously.

Artery.............................. The study of paintings
Bacteria........................... Back door to cafeteria
Barium............................. What doctors do when patients die
Benign............................ What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section...... A neighborhood in Rome
Cat scan........................ Searching for Kitty
Cauterize........................ Made eye contact with her
Colic............................... A sheep dog
Coma............................ A punctuation mark
Dilate.............................. To live long
Enema............................Not a friend
Fester............................ Quicker than someone else
Fibula............................ A small lie
Impotent.........................Distinguished, well known
Labor Pain................. Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff............... A Doctor's cane
Morbid........................... A higher offer
Nitrates........................... Cheaper than day rates
Node............................... I knew that
Outpatient..................... A person who has fainted
Pelvis................. .......... Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative............ A letter carrier
Recovery Room.......... Place to do upholstery
Rectum........................... near killed him
Secretion....................... Hiding something
Seizure........................ Roman emperor
Tablet........................... A small table
Terminal Illness.......... Getting sick at the airport
Tumor............................ One plus one more
Urine............................. Opposite of you're out

Glassquilt 09-14-2011 09:44 AM

Passed this on.

SMR 09-14-2011 10:45 AM

As a nurse and former southern transplant,I love it.

Deara 09-14-2011 10:48 AM

LOL

Patty Patches 09-14-2011 01:58 PM

LOVE EM LOVE EM LOVE EM

Learner747 09-14-2011 02:14 PM

Both my mother and father are from the South and I love to hear my relatives talk. Ditter, you did it again! My side hurts from laughing so hard!

katyquilter 09-14-2011 02:59 PM

Wonderful, I'm passing these on to my DH - he's a pharmacist and he will love them!!

TonnieLoree 09-14-2011 03:26 PM

Great! Now I'm all cornfused. I'm studying medical billing and coding right now, with a heavy emphasis on terminology. :-D

Lisanne 09-14-2011 04:22 PM

LOL, these are hilarious! I especially loved the back door to the cafeteria and Elvis's second cousin. :-D

mom-6 09-14-2011 05:00 PM

Could hardly quit giggling long enough to read these to my friends!


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