DEFINITION: v. To have a medical condition or illness and yet continually deny it, even after your doctor has diagnosed it. n. A person who steadfastly refuses to accept a medical diagnosis or to follow the prescribed treatment.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Contradoctory: /con – trah – dok – tur – ee/ Roger was always contradoctory… No matter the diagnosis, he always knew better and did not accept test findings or expert opinions. One wondered why he bothered to seek medical care at all. Etymology: contradictory, doctor Created by: mweinmann.
Comments on Contradoctory:
Nosila, 2009-05-28: 10:44:00
Because he can only get prescriptions from his doctor…same reason many people go to their doctor! Good Word!artr, 2009-05-28: 11:50:00
Great word!mweinmann, 2009-05-28: 11:56:00
Mystery solved, Nosila…..the prescriptions of course!! Thanks…Mustang, 2009-05-28: 18:42:00
Excellent!
Diagnosuch: /die-ag-NO-such/ Wilbur refused to accept any sort of diagnosis of an existing ailment, and would declare it to be a diagnosuch, thereby avoiding having to deal with any fear or having to apply a remedy.
Etymology: blend of diagnosis and the term ‘no such’ Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Diagnosuch:
Nosila, 2009-05-28: 10:42:00
diagbolically goodmweinmann, 2009-05-28: 12:11:00
Wilburnished the art of denial…..good word.
Denyagnosis: /dee nye ag no sis/ “Congratulations, Bertha, you are pregnant and will be expecting twins in 6 months time!”, said Dr.Pepper. But Bertha cried “No”…”Dr.Pepper, that is a denyagnosis…I could not possibly be pregnant, nevermind having twins!” “Why not?”asked Dr.Pepper…”You did have saex with someone 3 months ago, did you not?” “Yes”, said Bertha, “But it was only one time with one guy, Bertie…everyone knows you have to do it more than once or with 2 guys to get twins!!!” Etymology: Deny (declare untrue; contradict;refuse to accept or believe) & Diagnosis (identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon)
Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Denyagnosis:
artr, 2009-05-28: 05:06:00
I submitted a word today but I’m not sure why. This one is perfect!mweinmann, 2009-05-28: 12:09:00
geat word!!Mustang, 2009-05-28: 18:40:00
Best of the day!
Subjectivitis: /suhb-jehkt-ihv-ay-tihs/ Her subjectivitis was acting up again and was harder to treat than the fungus on her feet. Etymology: subjective (proceeding from or taking place within a person’s mind such as to be unaffected by the external world) + itis (inflammation) Created by: hyperborean.
Comments on Subjectivitis:
mweinmann, 2009-05-28: 12:13:00
better then conjuctivitis…..good one.
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