******The Idiot's Dictionary of Medical Terms****** Benign..............................What you be after you be eight. Artery..............................The study of paintings. Bacteria............................Back door to cafeteria. ********************************************************************** Barium..............................What doctors do when patients die. Cesarean Section....................A neighborhood in Rome. Cat-scan.............................Searching for kitty. ********************************************************************** Cauterize...........................Made eye contact with her. Colic...............................A sheep dog. Coma................................A punctuation mark. ********************************************************************** D & C...............................Where Washington is. Dilate..............................To live long. Enema...............................Not a friend. ********************************************************************** Fester..............................Quicker than someone else. Fibula..............................A small lie. Genital.............................Non-Jewish person. ********************************************************************** G.I. Series.........................World Series of military baseball. Hangnail............................What you hang your coat on. Impotent............................Distinguished, well known. ********************************************************************** Labor Pain..........................Getting hurt at work. Medical Staff.......................A Doctor's cane. Morbid..............................A higher offer than I bid. ********************************************************************** Nitrates............................Cheaper than day rates. Node................................--Was aware of-- Outpatient..........................A person who has fainted. ********************************************************************** Pap Smear...........................A fatherhood test. Pelvis..............................Second cousin to Elvis. Post Operative......................A letter carrier. ********************************************************************** Recovery Room.......................Place to do upholstery. Rectum..............................Damn near killed him. Secretion...........................Hiding something. ********************************************************************** Seizure.............................Roman emperor. Tablet..............................A small table. Terminal Illness....................Getting sick at the airport. ********************************************************************** Tumor...............................More than one. Urine...............................Opposite of you're out. Varicose............................Near by/close by. **********************************************************************