mobile phone elbow n.— «A surgeon from a Beijing hospital says more and more white-collar workers are turning up with a strange disease they dub “mobile phone elbow.” The patients’ elbows are painful or numb, and sometimes...
turf v.— «Both sides of 11 men were playing for bragging rights and the ultimate “turf,” an inside term meaning a difficult or perplexing patient who is “turfed” by a GP to a specialist.» —“Is anyone a doctor...
turf n.— «Both sides of 11 men were playing for bragging rights and the ultimate “turf,” an inside term meaning a difficult or perplexing patient who is “turfed” by a GP to a specialist.» —“Is anyone a doctor...
shotgun method v.— «The shotgun method used to be used. The doctor poured a great number of different herbs into a glass on the theory that some of them would do some good.» —“Edwards Was Re-Elected” Lincoln Daily...
coining n.— «An emergency room doctor discovers red abrasions on a child’s back from “coining,” a traditional Asian healing practice of vigorously rubbing a warm coin on the skin to cure illness.» —“Sweeping...
swear-to n.— «Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III requested the Monday morning hearing—often called a “swear-to,” where police present facts needed to issue an arrest warrant—be sealed.» —“Evidence in arrest of...