fyborg n.— «A functional cyborg (should we call it a fyborg? fuborg?) may be defined as a biological organism functionally supplemented with technological extensions.» —by Alexander Chislenko Are You A Cyborg? Legacy Systems and...
angel n.— «In hospital parlance, those killed in action are known as angels. In last weekend’s suicide bombing, the dead and wounded came to the hospital. “We took care of angels and wounded on that one,” said Commander Lach...
hospitalist n.— «“The primary-care doctor may feel a sense of loss and even abandonment giving up his patient to another doctor, and sick patients have the right to be worried about being cared for by a stranger,” says Robert...
pump head n. a loss of mental acuity after heart surgery. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
pump head n.— «From thirty to fifty per cent of patients will experience a syndrome Cohn calls “pump head,” in which they suffer significant cognitive deficits: memory loss, inability to concentrate, difficulties in...
pump head n.— «The syndrome is so pervasive that heart surgeons and cardiologists have coined a term for it: pump head. Some even go so far as to encourage some patients to seek other remedies for their heart disease.» —“Saving the...