Not-So-Well-Known Medical Terminology

Artery: Study of paintings

Bacteria: Back door of cafeteria

Barium: What doctors do when treatment fails

Cesarean section: District in Rome

Cat scan: Searching for kitty

Cauterize: Made eye contact with her

Coma: A punctuation mark

Congenital: Friendly

D&C: Where Washington is

Diarrhea: Journal of daily events

Dilate: To live long

Enema: Not a friend

Fester: Quicker

Fibula: A small lie

G.I. Series: Soldiers’ ball game

Outpatient: Person who has fainted

Pelvis: Cousin of Elvis

Post operative: Letter carrier

Protein: Favoring young people

Rectum: It almost killed him

Recovery room: Place to do upholstery

Terminal illness: Sickness at the airport

Tibia: Country in North Africa

Urine: Opposite of you’re out

Varicose: Located nearby

Vein: Conceited