词组 | O-sign |
释义 | O-sign Theme: SYMBOL - DEATH n. the rounded, open mouth of a dead person. (A semi-jocular usage. Hospitals.)The guy in room 226 is giving the O-sign.That's the third O-sign we've gotten since noon. O-sign noun the open mouth of a very sick hospital patient. Medical wit; an especially humorous image when the 'O-sign' becomes the Q-SIGN (as above but with the tongue hanging out) US, 1980the O-sign1. The opening of a patient's mouth into a circle, like the letter O, for a prolonged period of time, indicating that they are near to death. We rushed through the wards of injured soldiers, prioritizing the ones wearing the O-sign first. 2. A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band that has slipped out of position, which shows on a radiograph as a distinct O shape. We're taught to look for the O-sign whenever we do scans of patients who have been fitted with a lap band. O-sign n. the rounded, open mouth of a dead person. (see also Q-sign.) The guy in room 226 is giving the O-sign. |
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