Medically speaking : a dictionary of quotations on dentistry, medicine and nursing

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by  Cavazos-Gaither, Alma E., Gaither, Carl C., Slocombe, Andrew

Medically Speaking
A Dictionary of Quotations
on Dentistry, Medicine and Nursing
Copyright © 1999 IOP Publishing Ltd
About the Compilers
Carl C Gaither was born on 3 June 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. He has
conductedresearchworkfortheTexasDepartmentofCorrections,theLouisiana
Department of Corrections, and taught mathematics, probability, and statistics
at McNeese State University and Troy State University at Dothan. Additionally
he worked for ten years as an Operations Research Analyst. He received
his undergraduate degree (Psychology) from the University of Hawaii and
has graduate degrees from McNeese State University (Psychology), North East
Louisiana University (Criminal Justice), and the University of Southwestern
Louisiana(MathematicalStatistics).
Alma E Cavazos-Gaither was born on 6 January 1955 in San Juan, Texas. San
JuanhasthenameofabigcitybutinTexasit’sjustasmallbordertown. Shehas
previously worked in quality control, material control, and as a bilingual data
collector. Inadditiontocompilingthequotationsforthissciencequotationbook
series she is also an SK1 in the United States Navy Reserve. She received her
associatedegree(Telecommunications)fromCentralTexasCollegeandpresently
isworkingtowardaBAdegreewithamajorinSpanishandaminorinBusiness
Management.
Together they selected and arranged quotations for the books Statistically
Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations (Institute of Physics Publishing, 1996),
PhysicallySpeaking: ADictionaryofQuotationsonPhysicsandAstronomy(Institute
of Physics Publishing, 1997), Mathematically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations
(Institute of Physics Publishing, 1998) and Practically Speaking: A Dictionary
of Quotations on Engineering, Technology and Architecture (Institute of Physics
Publishing,1999).
About the Illustrator
Andrew Slocombe was born in Bristol in 1955. He spent four years of his life
at Art College where he attained his Honours Degree (Graphic Design). Since
then he has tried to see the funny side to everything and considers that seeing
thefunnysidetomedicine,nursinganddentistryhastestedhimtothefull! He
wouldliketothankCarlandAlmaforthechallenge!
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Medically Speaking
A Dictionary of Quotations
on Dentistry, Medicine
and Nursing
Selected and Arranged by
Carl C Gaither
and
Alma E Cavazos-Gaither
Illustrated by Andrew Slocombe
Institute of Physics Publishing
Bristol and Philadelphia
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This book is dedicated to my mother
Pearl Gaither, R.N.
and to my son
Russell J. Gaither, EMT
Carl C. Gaither
This book is dedicated to my sister
Rosie Cervantes, LPN (1952–1997)
Also I dedicate this book to my mother,
Magdelana Cavazos, who had to use every home remedy
known to mankind to keep all eleven of her
children in good health
I also dedicate this book to my grandson
Malcolm Xavier Childs
Alma E. Cavazos-Gaither
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In memorium
In loving memory of Ethel Bernal
(9 November 1940–20 April 1999)
Wife, mother, sister and aunt
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CONTENTS
PREFACE xiii
ABDOMEN 1
ABORTION 2
ACUPUNCTURE 4
ADHESIVE 5
ALLERGY 6
AMNESIA 7
AMPUTATION 8
ANATOMISTS 9
ANATOMY 10
ANESTHESIA 13
ANESTHETIST 15
ANTIBIOTIC 16
APOTHECARY 17
APPENDIX 19
ARTERY 20
BACK 21
BILL 22
BIRTH CONTROL 23
BLINDNESS 25
BLOOD 26
BLOOD PRESSURE 28
BODY 29
BODY-SNATCHER 31
BRAIN 32
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CANCER 34
CARE 36
CARTILAGE 37
CASTOR OIL 38
CAVITY 39
CHEMISTRY 40
CHILDBIRTH 42
CHOLERA 43
CIRCUMCISION 44
COD LIVER OIL 46
COLDS 47
COMMON SENSE 49
CONSULTATION 51
CONTAGIOUS 52
CONTRACEPTIVE 53
CONVALESCENCE 55
COUGH 56
CURE 57
CURIOSITY 62
DEATH 63
DENTAL 69
DENTIST 70
DERMATOLOGIST 77
DIAGNOSIS 79
DIAGNOSTICIAN 83
DIAPHRAGM 84
DIET 85
DIGESTION 87
DISCHARGE 88
DISEASE 89
DISINFECTANT 97
DISSECTION 98
DOCTOR 99
DRAFT 126
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CONTENTS ix
DRUGGIST 127
DRUGS 128
EAR WAX 129
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM 130
ENEMA 131
EPIDEMIC 132
EPIDERMIS 133
ERROR 134
ESOPHAGUS 135
EXAMINATION 136
EXPERIENCE 137
EXPERIMENT 140
FACT 142
FEE 144
FEVER 147
FLU 149
GALL BLADDER 150
GENERAL PRACTITIONER 151
GERM PLASM 152
GOD 153
GOUT 154
GYNECOLOGY 155
HEADACHE 156
HEALING 157
HEALTH 159
HEART 164
HIPPOCRATIC OATH 166
HIVES 167
HOSPITAL 168
HYPOCHONDRIAC 171
HYPODERMIC NEEDLE 174
ILL 175
ILLNESS 177
INJURY 179
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x MEDICALLY SPEAKING
INSOMNIAC 180
INTERNIST 181
INTESTINE 182
INVALID 183
IT 184
JOURNALS 185
KIDNEY 186
KING’S EVIL 188
LIFE 189
LIVER 190
LUNGS 191
MALADY 192
MAL DE MER 193
MAN 194
MEASLES 196
MEDICAL 197
MEDICAL MNEMONICS 200
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 201
MEDICINE 203
MENSTRUATION 216
MICROBES 217
MICROSCOPE 219
NAUSEA 220
NERVE 221
NOUNS OF MULTITUDE 222
NURSE 224
NURSE’S PRAYER 229
NUTRITION 231
OBSERVATION 233
OINTMENT 234
OPERATION 235
OPINIONS 236
ORAL HYGIENE 237
PAIN 238
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