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809* · St. Elizabeth's Trauma Wing
Contents
Page 809
vacuole
used here generically to mean a hole
Page 810
Eldred
This was the last name of the first Eagle Scout, Arthur Rose Eldred (1895-1951).
Dewar's
a brand name of whiskey
President's Physical Fitness Test
You can read about this program here.
Chock Full O'Nuts
a brand name of coffee
Page 811
P.E.
Physican Education, i.e., gym class
dugout
where the teams during a baseball game sit while not actually playing
Franklin W. Dixon
the pseudonym of the author of the Hardy Boys mysteries
Page 812
bear market
a downward moving stock market
Advent
the month-long period before Christmas
Page 813
Belfast
the capital of Northern Ireland
Page 814
cubed
multiplied by itself twice; taken to the third power
Endnote 337
V.i.9
The line is "It must be 'se offendendo;' it cannot be else." The reference is to Ophelia, who killed herself. Notably, Act V, scene i of Hamlet is where Yorick is mentioned.
Page 814 (cont'd)
Gately's Humorous ball and Scalpula socket
referring to the humerus (largest bone of the arm, between the shoulder and elbow) and the ball and socket joint of the shoulder, the blade of which is called the scapula
IM
intramusclar
Page 815
toxemia
a bacterial infection of the blood
Weld
William Floyd Weld (born 1945) was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.
Alsace
a region of France bordering the Rhine border with Germany
Endnote 338
There is a potention for confusion in order here, because doxycycline hyclate can be given in preparations other than intravenous, which Gately is getting.
Page 816
Dr. Dentons
a brand name of childs' pajamas
Page 817
catheterized
Gately has had a catheter Foley catheter inserted.
Page 818
Endnote 341
acetaminophen
the generic name for Tylenol
Page 819
codeine
An opiate used as a painkiler, it is a Schedule III narcotic and habit-forming.
shiners
black eyes
Oreida
Maker of potato products and originator of Tater Tots -- Thrust probably means "iota", a double-entendre for small pieces, with Tater Tot
Page 820
turnipcut
i.e., tourniquet
medecins
French: doctors (physicians)
solenoid
a current-carrying coil of wire
Page 821
fishtailing
having the back end of one's car spinning
Page 822
GQ
Gentlemen's Quarterly
embryoglio
i.e., imbroglio
Page 823
prosfeces
i.e., prostheses
Page 824
Cuerva
Thrust means "Cuervo," a brand of tequila.
Page 825
Nightmare on Elm Street XXII: The Senescence
a joke concerning the horror films of Wes Craven; senescence is the process of growing old
Page 826
señorio
i.e., scenario
Page 827
