monkey muscle n.— «The symptoms you describe are most likely the result of a tear in the one of the two heads of the main calf muscle—the gastrocnemius. This is also known as a “torn monkey muscle” injury, for reasons I don’t quite understand...
recovery officer n.— «A new gang of robbers is on the city roads. They can deprive you of your car while you are heading to attend a cremation or are out with your family for the evening. They are law unto themselves and its enforcers as well...
meat tag n.— «These guys are getting their dogtag information tattooed just below their armpits…OUCH! They call ’em “meat tags.”» —“Re: Why “treatment” doesn’t work” by Joe Raisin Usenet: alt.recovery.aa Sept. 28, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued...
flail chest n.— «The first week was the diciest, with Mr. Corzine, who was in an isolation room for security reasons, using a mechanical ventilator because in one small area the broken ribs were unable to help the lungs expand, creating what is...
browse damage n.— «We conducted a study to evaluate the effects of the extent and season of simulated browse damage on the recovery of I-year-old loblolly pine seedlings under controlled conditions.» —“Recovery of l-year-old loblolly pine seedlings...
blue juice
n.— «If the treatment is harsher than the disease, and chances of recovery are low, say hello to the blue juice.» —by Tviokh Ab absurdo (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Oct. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)