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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.
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Repudiitis
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: re-pyoo-dee-itis
Sentence: Magdalene had gone from the sublime to the ridicuous. Once a confirmed hypochondriac, she was now afflicted with repudiitis and ignored the suppurating wounds erupting on her arms, the death-at-three-paces halitosis and the hanks of hair falling out
Etymology: repudiate (refuse) + -itis (suffix indicating disease)
Reflutiate
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: re-flu-tea-ate
Sentence: "'Tis only a fleshwound," Sir Bledalot reflutiated as another limb was lopped off.
Etymology: refute: disprove + flu: illness
Disagsease
Created by: dennisrussis
Pronunciation: diz eg ziz
Sentence: Obseesed with belief of absolute health Mike disageased all sickly signs he felt with increasing frequency in his stomach.
Etymology: Disagree (deny something) + disease (illness)
Medicenial
Created by: ordep
Pronunciation: medi si nay yal
Sentence:
Etymology: medical + denial
Spurngeon
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: spurn-jun
Sentence: Despite having an appendix the size of a cantaloupe, Jen remained a spurngeon, claiming it was just a case of bad gas.
Etymology: spurn, surgeon
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COMMENTS:
Like a spurngeon, denying for the very first time.... - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-09: 16:17:00
(like a spuuuuuruuuuruuurrrgeon, when your 'script' ain't, what I had in mind...) Oh well, better than having the theme from Grease stuck in my head (which reminds me about the whole cholesterol issue). - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-09: 19:26:00
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Deniailment
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: deny/ailment
Sentence: Even though his eyelids were stuck together when he woke up and his eyes were red and full of pus, he refused to consider that he might have pink eye and insisted he just had morning allergies.
Etymology: denial + ailment
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COMMENTS:
Good word containing both denail & illness(ailment). - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-09: 20:48:00
Best of the day. Good one! - Mustang, 2008-04-10: 03:35:00
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Medicashun
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: med/i/kay/shun
Sentence: Because of a severe overdose of an incorrect prescription ten years ago, John goes into a medicashun mode refusing to take any drugs his doctor prescribes for his ailments.
Etymology: medicine + shun
Maladenial
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: malədēnīəl
Sentence: Despite a cough that rattles windows and a diagnosis of pneumonia by his doctor, Rudy insists he only has a minor cold. His maladenial could be profitable if there was a market for the lung pearls he is producing.
Etymology: malady (a disease or ailment) + denial (the action of declaring something to be untrue)
Medicontradiction
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: med-i-con-tra-dic-shon
Sentence: Lois' medicontradiction worried her family. Not only did she continue to deny her condition, but it was grossing everyone out. When they made her eat on the patio, she finally accepted the fact that she needed medication.
Etymology: medication + medical condition + contradiction (to deny or refute)
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COMMENTS:
Yes....time to get a prescription!! Good word. - mweinmann, 2009-05-28: 12:12:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James