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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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Whynochondriac
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: wy-no-kon-dre-ack
Sentence: Martin's propensity to downplay his illnesses really makes him quite the whynochondriac; just today when asked if he came down with poison ivy after falling asleep in the patch of it, he responded, "why, no!" although his eyes swollen shut and the rash on his body suggests otherwise.
Etymology: why no + hypochondriac
Denialvirus
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dee nyal vy rus
Sentence: When Roger was bitten by a huge mosquito and had to be hospitalized, he still claimed that he just had a bug bite. He was suffering from denialvirus, which he absolutely refused to believe because he had never even been to Egypt.
Etymology: Denial (the act of asserting that something alleged is not true) & Nile Virus (West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord).
Antidisfollowdoctor
Created by: balku4
Pronunciation: aw-dee-sfowll-teer
Sentence: youre a antidisfollowdoctor
Etymology: look at the word you will see
Contradoctory
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: con - trah - dok - tur - ee
Sentence: 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
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COMMENTS:
Because he can only get prescriptions from his doctor...same reason many people go to their doctor! Good Word! - Nosila, 2009-05-28: 10:44:00
Great word! - artr, 2009-05-28: 11:50:00
Mystery solved, Nosila.....the prescriptions of course!! Thanks... - mweinmann, 2009-05-28: 11:56:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2009-05-28: 18:42:00
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Payshunt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: paaaee shunt
Sentence: the payshunt continued to suffer on shunnint treatment as he didn't want to pay the doctor
Etymology: patient, shun , pay
Diagnosuch
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: die-ag-NO-such
Sentence: 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'
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COMMENTS:
diagbolically good - Nosila, 2009-05-28: 10:42:00
Wilburnished the art of denial.....good word. - mweinmann, 2009-05-28: 12:11:00
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Diagnosiree
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dy - ag - no - suhr - ee
Sentence: Delbert refused to accept any sort of determination of an existing ailment, choosing instead to be a diagnosiree, thereby avoiding having to deal with any sort of therapy.
Etymology: blend of diagnosis and the slang, 'nosiree'.
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-09: 16:03:00
Yep, very creative! - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-09: 16:19:00
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Illstrich
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: il-strich
Sentence: I've known friends to illstrich on occasion, but Todd is a world-class illstricher. There are sores all over his lips, but he swears he's not the 1-in-4 who's got herpes! How can he keep illstriching like he's totally healthy?
Etymology: From "ill" and a contraction of "ostrich" (a large, flightless bird fabled to hide its head in the sand at the first sign of danger)
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2010-06-15: 05:14:00
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Banegation
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Bay-neg-ay-shun
Sentence: David's feet itched like crazy, his socks always wet with perspiration and his shoes stank. He mentioned it in passing to his doctor but didn't take in the bit about Athlete's Foot or how his constant use of running shoes and nylon socks made it worse. The word "fungus" was all that he took in, since his fabulous race-trained body could have no disease or imperfection, nor could he believe his actions were contradictory to any part of his health. His housemate accused him of disaffliction and poor foot hygiene but David was intent on banegation, having convinced himself that the doctor had said it WASN'T Athlete's Foot.. Lah-de-dah-agnosis!
Etymology: Bane - badness, annoyance, poison. Negation - deny, disavow, disbelieve. So much denial around here it's Nihillnesstic!
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James