Talking of obscure American terms: I have never understood why they refer to
the penile trauma resulting from the toilet seat landing on the penis of a
small boy who can just reach the edge (but forgets to check the seat is up
properly)a "slam dunk" injury. I thought that this was a basketball term.
Jeremy Harrison
-----Original Message-----
From: Rowley Cottingham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 14 March 2002 06:12
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Raccoon eyes
They are American. What more need I say? Lots of physical signs have nice
titles that seem
completely useless nowadays. The strawberry gallbladder. The eosinophil
(Right, that tells you so
much about its function!) and the multitudes of eponyms. (Which Paget's
disease? Bone skin or
nipple?)
Best wishes,
Rowley Cottingham
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