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#951 - 03/28/00 08:13 AM nosocomial - iatrogenic
cadaver stranger Registered: 03/17/00 Posts: 23 Loc: Ohio USA	A prominently featured Op Ed piece in the Monday " New York Times" having to do with the lack of hand cleanliness in hospitals reminded me of a good word. NOSOCOMIAL means a disease contracted while in the hospital and is closely related to IATROGENIC, meaning "physician caused" disease.
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#952 - 03/28/00 05:25 PM Re: nosocomial - iatrogenic
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11580 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Whew! These are good ones! Is your screen name related to this knowledge, by any chance?
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#953 - 03/29/00 05:32 AM Re: nosocomial - iatrogenic
juanmaria member Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 163 Loc: Malaga, Spain.	Fine post! I love those medical words that can keep the layman in a happy ignorance. My favorite ones: -It's a lot easier prescribing someneone a test for "lues" that a test for syphilis. -When they say "idiopathic" instead of saying "I don't know jack about your problem". Juan Maria.
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