<p>Recent studies show that laughter is good for the human cardiovascular system. We already know it's good for the soul. Thus we can confidently say that Dr. David Spiegelman's ?Medical Malaprops? is good for you, body and soul. Sometime in 1979 a patient told me she couldn't be pregnant because she had a previous tubal litigation. I started taking more notice of these ?medical malaprops'. As my colleagues became aware of this endeavor, they would call me to share amusing things their patients had said or sometimes written...' And that is how the collection began. Twenty-five years later, it's a richly hilarious potpourri ranging over the entire health care system and human anatomy, with a special emphasis on the funny bone.</p>

Medical Malaprops: Twenty-Five Years of Good Healthy Laughs

Humor & Entertainment

David Spiegelman

Humor

Martin & Lawrence Press

<p>Recent studies show that laughter is good for the human cardiovascular system. We already know it's good for the soul. Thus we can confidently say that Dr. David Spiegelman's Medical Malaprops' is good for you, body and soul. Sometime in 1979 a patient told me she couldn't be pregnant because she had a previous tubal litigation. I started taking more notice of these medical malaprops'. As my colleagues became aware of this endeavor, they would call me to share amusing things their patients had said or sometimes written...And that is how the collection began. Twenty-five years later, it's a richly hilarious potpourri ranging over the entire health care system and human anatomy, with a special emphasis on the funny bone.</p>

Medical Malaprops

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Medical Malaprops: Twenty-Five Years of Good Healthy Laughs

Medical Malaprops