Thread: Health Minister's Medical Dictionary

OUCH!!! I laughed so hard I even gave myself a head ache........this can only come out of S.A.
Hope you guys enjoy it......!!!!!!!!!! LMAO



Our South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang medical dictionary:

Artery – the study of paintings
Bacteria – Back door of the cafeteria
Barium – what you do with dead patients
Bowels – A E I O U
Caesarean section – a suburb in Rome
CAT scan – searching for kitty
Dilate – live longer
Enema – not your friend
Fester – quicker
Genital – not Jewish
Impotent – distinguished and well known
Labour pain – an injury sustained at work
Medical staff – doctor’s walking stick
Morbid – higher offer
Nitrates – cheaper than day rates
Seizures – Roman emperor
Terminal illness – when you get sick at the airport
Tumour – another couple
Urine – the opposite of “you’re out”

and thats why I hate hospitals......made me laugh though........

I always thought doctors spoke a different language!

awe gotta love phonetics ... lol ... too funny ....

These sound like some of the blunders our president has made....

I heard of these before.....through medical terminology.

Did you know the longest medical word in the dictionary?

pneumonoultramicroscopisilicovolcanoconiosis 44 letters

It means a microscopic dust that came about with the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's and causes pneumonia, came about in the early 90's.

Later it was found out to be a hoax (the word)

Anyhow, just some useless info......blah, blah, blah

Nice one I have sent it to my brother he is a med