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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread scut #143340 05/27/2005 10:26 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory In medicine we use "scut" specifically to mean "scut work" -- necessary but menial tasks in the care of the patient, such as emptying bed pans. You can work very hard doing scut work ("I'm getting scutted to death!") without really learning much medicine. There is even a little handbook, officially called The Physician's Pocket Reference, that everyone referes to as "The Scut Monkey" handbook, a scut monkey being of course the poor soul doing all the scut work. See also number 3 on the list at: http://www.rfc791.org/~churl/lit/rant-cc3.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scut #143341 05/27/2005 7:43 PM Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1 Rhode Island Old Scout stranger Old Scout stranger Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1 Rhode Island A common saying heard among doctors/P.A.'s in training is "I can't have dinner/lunch/sleep right now; I'm buried alive by scut." I never knew there could possibly be another meaning. I love your "What every clinical clerk must know" link. As a "permanent house officer," I can relate to most of these. The Old Scout (the biggest kid in the troop) The Old Scout (the biggest kid in the troop) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: scut #143342 05/30/2005 12:49 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Alex, those are great! Most of what I know about hospitals comes from watching ER, but still, a lot of those "rules" seem right on target. Welcome to you, Old Scout; grab your compass and come on along on the hike! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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