no serious injuries)īBL Sign (Belly-button Lint Sign) - male, middle-aged, overweight and hairy (an umbilicus that looks like the lint trap in a tumble dryer is most common in overweight, hairy, older men). Is also sometimes used to mean death that occurred during intercourse.ĪPD - Acute Prozac Deficiency (depression)Īppy - person with suspected appendicitisĪPRS - (US) Acute Puerto Rican syndrome (bouts of screaming and yelling)ĪPTFRAN - Apply Pillow To Face, Repeat As Necessary (for annoying patient)ĪQP - Assuming the Q Position: deteriorating or dying with tongue hanging outĪrsenic in antifreeze - Melarsoprol (IV sleeping sickness drug) is exactly this!ĪRT - Assuming/Approaching Room Temperature (dead)Īsh Cash - money for signing a cremation formĪsh Point - where you collect the Ash CashĪss Grapes - badly thrombosed or strangulated haemorrhoidsĪST - Assuming Seasonal Temperature (dead)ĪTD - (US) Acute Tylenol Deficiency (simple fever or head cold)ĪTS - Acute Thespian Syndrome: faking illness known in US as MGM syndromeĪunt Minnie Lesion - once seen, never forgotten, much like certain aunts at the family weddingĪWTB/AWTF - Away With The Birds/Away With The Fairies a patient who is totally confusedī-52 - combined 5mg of Haldol IV + 2mg of Ativan IVīabygram -x-raying (radiographing) a newbornīagged and Tagged (B&T) - Body ready for dispatch to morgueīagrinhos - (Brazil) interns ("bullheads" - type of fish that gets in the way of real fishing)īasement admission - will end up in hospital morgue (located in the hospital basement)īash Cash: the money paid for completing accident (insurance) claim forms in A&EīBCS - Bumps, Bruises, Cuts and Scrapes (i.e.
#Dictionary of slang uk tv#
(Acute Lead Poisoning) Air-conditioned - Multiple gun shot woundsĪcute Hyponicotaemia - desperate for nicotine fix (cigarette)Īdminisphere - where hospital managers work, reckoned to be "another planet"Īdministrivia - pointless emails and notices that clog up real medical workĪggressive Euthanasia - A procedure that obnoxious patients would benefit from.ĪLFI(e) - (Australia) Adelaide's Largest F*cking IdiotĪGMI - Ain't Gonna Make It (won't survive)Īgnostication - Substitute for prognostication describes the usually vain attempt to answer the question: "How long have I got, doctor?”Īirwolf - air-ambulance (after a popular US TV series)Īlbatross - chronically ill patient who will remain with a doctor until one or other of them expireĪmphoterrible - Amphotericin B, an antifungal medication with toxic side-effectsĪmyoyo syndrome - Alright motherf*****, you're on your own (seen in head injury patients in Intensive Care) there will be no miracle recoveryĪngel lust - a male corpse with an erection (not uncommon). (Acute Lead Poisoning) 240 grain Injection 44 calibre magnum wound (Acute Lead Poisoning) 185 grain Injection - 9mm gunshot wound Wound-up Hispanic female unable to tolerate even the small discomfort of removing an adhesive plaster, but not yet full-blown histrionics.ĪALFD - Another A**hole Looking For DrugsĪcronymophilia - excessive reliance on TLAs /TLMs & XTLMs (extended 3 letter acronyms)
#Dictionary of slang uk full#
The veterinary appendix - due to popular demand - is at the foot of the page.ģH enema - Enema that is "high, hot, and a hell of a lot." Reputedly given to patients who give staff a hard time.ģP’s - Pill, Permissiveness and Promiscuity (relates to female patients with sexually transmitted disease)ĤF - Fair, fat, female and forty OR fat, forty-ish, flatulent female (both mean abdominal pain patient who is candidate for gall bladder disease)ĤH - (US) Haemophiliac, Hispanic, Homosexual, Heroin addictĤ04 moment – On card rounds - when a patient’s medical records cannot be located (from internet error message: 404 Page Not Found)ġ0th Floor Transfer - dying (floor number is always the next number on from the highest floor in the hospital).Ĥ5C - patient is one chromosome short of a full set (thick)ĪAA (or Triple A): Ay Ay Ay.
I haven't included the slang terms for all of the various medical equipment. The slang/acronyms are directed variously at patients, other medical staff or mystifying medical conditions. It is noticeable that the US has numerous acronyms and slang terms relating to gun-shot injuries. Some of the acronyms are region-specific and have differing meanings in US and UK. These have been mostly collected from around the UK and USA, with a few non-English contributions (many thanks to all contributors from around the globe), so you'll only find a few of them used in any single establishment.
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