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    Old 09-14-2011, 09:39 AM
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    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
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    Old 09-14-2011, 09:44 AM
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    Passed this on.
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    Old 09-14-2011, 10:45 AM
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    As a nurse and former southern transplant,I love it.
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    Old 09-14-2011, 10:48 AM
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    LOL
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    Old 09-14-2011, 01:58 PM
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    LOVE EM LOVE EM LOVE EM
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    Old 09-14-2011, 02:14 PM
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    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!
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    Old 09-14-2011, 02:59 PM
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    Wonderful, I'm passing these on to my DH - he's a pharmacist and he will love them!!
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    Old 09-14-2011, 03:26 PM
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    Great! Now I'm all cornfused. I'm studying medical billing and coding right now, with a heavy emphasis on terminology. :-D
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    Old 09-14-2011, 04:22 PM
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    LOL, these are hilarious! I especially loved the back door to the cafeteria and Elvis's second cousin. :-D
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    Old 09-14-2011, 05:00 PM
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    Could hardly quit giggling long enough to read these to my friends!
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