Medical Terminology for Malingerers 2

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1. Bruce Bludger lost his previous job for malingering and is currently receiving unemployment benefits. The clerk at the labour exchange thinks he has found the perfect job for Bruce, but since it involves physical labour, Bruce is not too keen so he tells the clerk he can't take it because he suffers from singultus. What is singultus? vomiting sneezing coughing hiccups

2. The clerk sends Bruce off for a job interview. Bruce does not attend the appointment. His excuse is that he had a hordeolum. What does this medical term mean? birthmark blister stye bedsore

3. The clerk offers Bruce another job interview with the subtle threat of cutting off his benefits if he doesn't take attend. Bruce manages to avoid getting the job by telling the interviewer that he suffers from bruxism. What is bruxism? squint belching tooth-grinding baldness

4. The clerk at the labour exchange actually manages to find Bruce a job but Bruce quits because the job causes him to suffer from diaphoresis. What does diaphoresis mean? sneezing bruising passing wind sweating

5. Believe it or not, Bruce gets a job all by himself. Bruce resolves to do the right thing and it is almost a month before he calls in sick. This time he claims to have pyrosis. What does this medical term mean? blood poisoning heartburn ringing in the ears fainting

6. Bruce is running out of impressive medical terms so he enrols in a medical terminology course. Armed with an expanded vocabulary, Bruce calls in sick claiming to have podobromhidrosis. What is podobromhidrosis? flat feet smelly feet bow legs hairy nostrils

7. In his medical terminology class, Bruce is interested to learn of a disease called "brucellosis" which affects humans, as well as cattle, goats and pigs. Bruce thinks he might tell his friends it was named after him! What is another name for brucellosis? mad cow disease swine fever Malta fever foot and mouth disease

8. While perusing his medical dictionary, Bruce finds an entry for "mittelschmerz", a type of abdominal pain. If he had read the entire entry, he could have saved himself the subsequent embarrassment of being informed that he can't possibly have mittelschmerz because it only affects women. What is mittelschmerz? pain occurring at ovulation menstrual cramping cramping during pregnancy umbilical pain

9. The boss phones Bruce's wife to say that he thinks Bruce might suffer from ergasiophobia and that she should encourage him to seek counselling. What does the boss think Bruce is afraid of? pain change dirt work

10. Bruce wakes up with symptoms of fever, general malaise, sneezing, cough and a red rash over his entire body. This time, he really is sick. The doctor's diagnosis is morbilli. Unfortunately, Bruce has used up all his sick leave! What is morbilli more commonly known as? rubella mumps chicken pox measles