I learned a new medical term this morning.... but I don't think it was a real one.
My wife was talking with her hematologist the other day, and he mentioned to her how the kidneys strain out blood platelets that are abnormal. The concept was clear, but it sounded to her as if he said 'it faggotizes them'. Last time I looked, that's not a med phrase, so we think he really said 'it scavenges them' or something like that...
I love learning this kind of thing, but sometimes its a bit less obvious than others!
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Update: I'm guessing he was saying PAF-AH, or possibly just PAF -- Platelet Activating Factor. Hey, its a reach....
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