Hilarious medical tv experts

[pathstudent]

I was just watching Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent, on CNN and she kept on pronouncing squamous cell carcinoma as Squaw-mous cell carcinoma. I thought it was hilarious. Is that a normal pronunciation anywhere?

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[2121115]

Never heard anyone pronounce it like that.

 

[yaah]

I dislike CNN's medical coverage. It's all about "the empowered patient" and treats every medical encounter like a confrontation of wills where you have to fight to get what you want.

 

[Parts Unknown]

I was just watching Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent, on CNN and she kept on pronouncing squamous cell carcinoma as Squaw-mous cell carcinoma. I thought it was hilarious. Is that a normal pronunciation anywhere?

Hilarious. Yes.

 

[Entgegen]

Peripherally related...

 

[DOtoCanada]

I dislike CNN's medical coverage. It's all about "the empowered patient" and treats every medical encounter like a confrontation of wills where you have to fight to get what you want.

How DARE you doubt the knowledge of your patients. He double checked his facts with google AND WebMD. If he can figure it out in 5 minutes, I'm sure that your fancy education will allow you to agree with him that much faster!

Welcome to every healthcare blurb I see on TV on in the paper. We doctors know nothing of patient care and it takes a good, stern talkin' to in order to get us to do our jobs.

 

[TMZ2007]

I rotated with a Lebanese med student (who went to French language med school) and she pronounced it "Squaw-mouse". She also pronounced the fungus Trichophyton, "tree-ko-fee-tone". I've never heard a native English speaker (North America or UK or NZ) say squamous that way.

 

[green mantis]

Are these the same people that pronounce centimeter "saun-ti-meter"? I've always wondered where that pronunciation came from.


----- Antony

 

[zao275]

She also pronounced the fungus Trichophyton, "tree-ko-fee-tone". I've never heard a native English speaker (North America or UK or NZ) say squamous that way.

In Latin, and other Romance languages, "i" is pronounced as "ee" (long e sound), so technically I would say she is correct on that one. But no one will no what you are talking about if you pronounce everything correctly, and since communication is the main goal, I try to pronounce medical words the same way everyone around me does (peer pressure does work!).

It seems to change by region, as well, with some places saying GYN like "gin", others like "guy-n", and others like "G - Y - N".

 

[TMZ2007]

since communication is the main goal, I try to pronounce medical words the same way everyone around me does (peer pressure does work!).

Indeed; my Lebanese collegue was talkin' 'Merikan by the end of the month.

It seems to change by region, as well, with some places saying GYN like "gin", others like "guy-n", and others like "G - Y - N".

Or the British way of "guy-nee" since they spell it Gynaecology.

 

[zao275]

Or the British way of "guy-nee" since they spell it Gynaecology.

Yeah, and I hear that they say "obs" instead of "O-B". Makes sense, but sounds very foreign to my ears.

 

[Substance]

Are these the same people that pronounce centimeter "saun-ti-meter"? I've always wondered where that pronunciation came from.


----- Antony

No. The "saun-ti-meter" pronunciation is from Douchebaggia, land of the Douchebags.

 

[djmd]

No. The "saun-ti-meter" pronunciation is from Douchebaggia, land of the Douchebags.

If by that you mean France.. then you are right.

Saun-ti- is the French pronunciation.

http://www.forvo.com/search/Centimètre/fr/

 

[Substance]

If by that you mean France.. then you are right.

Saun-ti- is the French pronunciation.

http://www.forvo.com/search/Centimètre/fr/

Ah, but in the Douchebaggian dialect, only the "saunti" part is French. The "meter" part is English.

If one were to speak it with a true French dialect, it would be pronounced "saun-ti-meht".

Big distinction.

 

[pathstudent]

I always thought they were saying "sono-meters" and it was some ultrasound measurement.

 

[KCShaw]

I finally asked one of my attendings what the hell he meant by a sonometer one day, and I think I embarassed him. His answer was basically "it's like a centimeter.. but a sonometer.. just..just use centimeter, these (pointing at a ruler)". I honestly don't think he knew for sure if there was a difference, despite understanding how to say both. As it turns out, a sonometer does exist, but as an instrument which (basically) measures vibrations of a cord. To simply pronounce "centimeter" differently one should still include all the syllables, otherwise you risk saying a different word altogether.

 

[Kitra101]

Elizabeth Cohen is a terrible person and profits on causing mass hysteria amongst the general population with regards to their medical care. She has no formal medical training (aside from her MPH), but thinks she is a medical expert. The vast majority of her articles ooze her ignorance and are inflammatory in nature. She does her best to destroy what little is left of the patient-physician relationship. Did you see her article on the high school biology student who had to find her own granuloma on her GI biopsy to confirm her dx of Crohns because the stupid pathologist was incapable? They really should fire her.

 

[pathstudent]

Did you see her article on the high school biology student who had to find her own granuloma on her GI biopsy to confirm her dx of Crohns because the stupid pathologist was incapable? They really should fire her.

oooh that sting to get one-upped by a high school student.