JND n.— «With this method, the “just-noticeable-difference,” (jnd) can be calculated.» —“Re: tone deafness?” by harnad@mind.UUCP (Stevan Harnad) Usenet: sci.med Nov. 12, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued...
hamster care n.— «Perhaps the purest examples of hamster care are in Canada and Germany. In these countries there is a fixed budget for all services provided by doctors and a standardised schedule of fixed fees. Doctors try to earn their...
hamster care n. high-volume health care in which patients are not given specialized attention. Also hamster health care. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
hamster care n.— «Ian Morrison…has coined a phrase. I think it’s going to appear in “Modern Health Care,” actually. He calls it “hamster care,” where people are just churning like mad to keep up with the...
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...
global gag rule n. a restriction which forbids US government funds being given to organizations or countries which recommend, permit, or perform abortions. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)