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Imbalanced Humours?

24/06/11 13:57

We tend to think of all things medical as being rather serious and humorless, but this article rounds up several instances of potentially problematic names for medical conditions requiring a doctor’s care.

The name of the article speaks for itself:

Ten Serious Medical Problems With Cutesy Names

Tags: names, naming, culture, metaphors, power of language