1. Medical Slang in British Hospitals
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Pauline Cahill, Adam T. Fox, Michael Fertleman, and Roger D. Palmer
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Vocabulary ,Students, Medical ,Medical psychology ,Social Psychology ,Glossary ,Computer science ,Interprofessional Relations ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Medical slang ,MEDLINE ,Medical Records ,Terminology ,Physicians ,Terminology as Topic ,Medical Staff, Hospital ,Abbreviations as Topic ,General Psychology ,media_common ,Physician-Patient Relations ,Verbal Behavior ,United Kingdom ,Linguistics ,Slang ,Medicine ,Wit and Humor as Topic - Abstract
The usage, derivation, and psychological, ethical, and legal aspects of slang terminology in medicine are discussed. The colloquial vocabulary is further described and a comprehensive glossary of common UK terms provided in the appendix. This forms the first list of slang terms currently in use throughout the British medical establishment.
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- 2003
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