wire brush treatment n.— «His “snowflake memos” are notorious within the Pentagon, as is his combative style of debating and discussing issues. Civilians and military personnel refer to it as getting “the wire brush...
garbage head n.— «Before entering treatment, Blade was a “garbage head” and needle freak. “I used everything. You name it, I used it,” he said. He fell in love with the needle.» —“Ex-Addicts Work the Streets...
leg attack n.— «Alfimeprase is currently being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical program for the treatment of patients with acute peripheral arterial occlusion (PAO), also known as “leg attack.”» —“Nuvelo Begins Phase 3...
Yentl syndrome n.— «Although a series of high profile publications in the early 1990’s documenting less invasive investigation and treatment in women generated intense interest in the arena of gender bias, some more recent reports assert...
crypto n.— «“Crypto” is usually not life-threatening. But in 1993, an estimated 403,000 residents of the greater Milwaukee, Wis., area became ill when an ineffective filtration process led to the inadequate removal of...
chicken-in-the-basket n.— «Wearing a beaded scarlet top and black skirt, she began with the Irving Berlin standard “Blue Skies,” which suffered rough treatment at the hands of a ruinous chicken-in-the-basket funk rhythm...