hamster care
n.— «“The average doctor is seeing thousands of patients a year to survive, and the result is hamster care, or treadmill medicine,” said Dr. Jack Lewin, chief executive officer of the California Medical Association.» —by Nancy Luna in Santa Ana, Calif. Orange County Register (California) Jan. 12, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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