<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Medical terminology for laymen: a humorous approach to common words</title>
    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
    <meta name="keywords" content="medical,terminology,laymen,humorous,approach,common,words,meanings,understand,proper,definitions,terms,artery,barium,benign,cesarean section,colic,congenital,dilate,fester,g i series,hangnail,medical staff,minor operation,morbid,nitrate,node,organic,out patient,post operative,protein,secretion,serology,tumor,urine,varicose veins,baseball,patients,soldiers,table,study,painting,dies,eight,district,rome,sheep,dog,friendly,long,quicker,game,coat,hook,doctor,cane,coal,digging,higher,lower,day,church musician,fainted,letter carrier,church,musician,letter,carrier,study,english,knighthood,veins,nursing,humor" />
    <meta name="description" content="Words and their meanings: be sure you understand the proper definitions of these comon medical terms." />
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.carenurse.com/css/wintermute.css" />	
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/script-cdc.ssi" -->
  </head>

  <body>
    <!-- body table -->
    <table class="big" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="90%">

      <!-- top header -->
      <tr>
        <td colspan="2">

        <!-- title table -->
        <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/title.ssi" -->
          <tr>
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/literature.ssi" -->
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/slogan.ssi" -->
          </tr>
        </table>
        <!-- end title table -->

        </td>
      </tr>
      <!-- end top header -->
      
      <!-- bottom row -->
      <tr>
        <!-- left column -->
        <td valign="top" width="25%">
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/image6.ssi" -->
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/left.ssi" -->
        <!-- end left column -->

        <!-- right column -->
        <td valign="top" width="75%">
        <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
          <tr>
            <!--#include virtual="/ssi/humor.ssi" -->
            <td class="rbox">&nbsp;</td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td colspan="2">
            <!-- main -->

<div class="content">
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/banner.ssi" -->
            <h2>Medical terminology for the layman:  Some words you should know.</h2>
<p>ARTERY -- The study of fine painting</p>
<p>BARIUM -- What you do when a patient dies</p>                 
<p>BENIGN -- What you are after you are eight</p>
<p>CESAREAN SECTION -- A district in rome</p>
<p>COLIC -- A sheep dog</p>
<p>CONGENITAL -- Friendly</p>                 
<p>DILATE -- To live long</p>
<p>FESTER  -- Quicker</p>
<p>G. I. SERIES -- Baseball game between soldiers</p>
<p>HANGNAIL -- Coat hook</p>
<p>MEDICAL STAFF  -- A doctor's cane</p>
<p>MINOR OPERATION -- Coal digging</p>
<p>MORBID -- A higher offer</p>
<p>NITRATE -- Lower than a day rate</p>
<p>NODE -- Was aware of</p>                  
<p>ORGANIC -- Church musician</p>
<p>OUT PATIENT -- A person who has fainted</p>
<p>POST-OPERATIVE -- A letter carrier</p>
<p>PROTEIN -- In favor of young people</p>
<p>SECRETION -- Hiding anything</p>
<p>SEROLOGY -- Study of English Knighthood</p>
<p>TABLET -- A small table</p>
<p>TUMOR -- An extra pair</p>                  
<p>URINE  -- Opposite of you're out</p>
<p>VARICOSE VEINS -- Veins very close together</p>

<p><br />:: Author unknown</p>
<p><a href="index.html">next in humor</a> &gt;&gt;</p>
</div>
<p><br /><!--#include virtual="/ssi/back.ssi" --></p>
          <!-- end main -->
		<!--#include virtual="/ssi/caresites.ssi" -->
          </td></tr>
        </table></td>
        <!-- end right column -->
      </tr>
      <!-- end bottom row -->
<!--#include virtual="/ssi/footer.ssi" -->
    <!-- end body table -->
  </body>
</html>

