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Ok, Dr wwh, what the difference between a carbuncle and a subcutaneous bumpy thing. And what's a "wenn?"
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coincidentally, the worthless quiz for (Jan 7, 2000) was: papuliferous
choose one:
a) sweaty
b) pimply
c) scaly
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"here people have zits, and black heads and lots of other words, many of which i confess i have forgotten, (Jazz might know some-- )"
Jazz knew, but was too fastidious to add a dermatologist's word "comedo". Or "furuncle".
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Dear wow: thanks for asking. A carbuncle is a group of interconnecting abscesses. I've only seen a couple, and they were on the back of the neck. Righteously avoiding making an unfair number of posts, a wen is a sebaceous cyst on the scalp, usually not inflamed. I have heard some people call unpigmented small warts wens. Papular means a small elevation of several different types (papular=like a little tit) . Some kinds of skin rashes are called macular when just red spot, and maculo-papular when some of the red spots are elevated.
What I know about dermatology could be writ on the back of a postage stamp with a broad crayon.I remember getting a poor grade when examiner asked me about rhinophyma, the kind of schnozzola W.C.Fields had. All I could remember was that J.P.Morgan had it, which the examiner was not impressed by.
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Sorry Jazz I didn't mean to give the impression you might have personal experience-- but I remember my kids had some colorful expressions when they where in HS, and while you might not be rude and use any of them to some one face, you might have heard some....
There is a book of slang out that has a whole chapter devoted to all the expression that evolved (mostly teens and early adults) to speak of getting sick to one's stomach--- and there have been bouts of colorful expressions about acne... maybe they have faded from everyones memory, not just mine.
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the worthless word for (Sept 11, 1996 was): malapert
choose one:
a) inattentive
b) sagging
c) impudently bold
d) afflicted with festering boils
-tsuwm
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tsuwm Subject: Re: joe's occasional alternative quiz
the worthless word for (Sept 11, 1996 was): malapert
impudently bold, she answered tongue in cheek(ily).
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