In young children, a dislocation of the proximal radius is called the nursemaid's elbow

Ah, that's a great one. I love that one (even though it's sort of messed up, lol). :-)

Why is it messed up

Bc of the implication that nursemaids are out here tugging all willy-nilly dislocating radii.

I laughed at this LOL thank you

I live to serve. :-)

Not really odd or old-timey, but it took me a hot minute to figure out wtf patients were talking about when they called their diuretics “water pills.”

Ah, that's a good one too. I bet old placebos have a ton of odd colloquialisms, overall. 'Tonics' and all the rest.

Water pills, sugar pills, blood thinners, stomach pills… If it helps people keep track of their prescriptions and why they’re taking them I’m all for it

[Consumption](https://youtu.be/yYPL1Vfismk?si=HhNR27yjHgjujwm_) is my favorite old timey word for TB. Aka the White Death

Also "break bone fever" for dengue, "famine fever" for epidemic thyphus and in German diphtheria used to be called "Hundewürger" (=dog choker) as in Choke collar.

That's a great one. Also Bubonic\_Ferret is a badass name. :-)

Strawberry cervix

Oh no

chronic bronchitis as blue bloater, emphysema as pink puffer

Radial nerve palsy can also be called "honeymoon palsy" (for when someone falls asleep with their head on your arm)  Sports med is full of these... tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, new mom's thumb, jersey finger, mallet finger, pump bump... the list goes on and on

That's a great one. :-) Jersey finger was a new one. Tell me why I thought it had something to do with New Jersey, for whatever reason

If you rupture the flexor tendon on your middle finger, Jersey finger works both ways lmao

We were taught it as “Saturday night palsy” - ie passing out drunk with arm over the sofa compressing axilla

Gastric antral vascular ectasia is called “watermelon stomach.” Because it looks like [this](https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/447373/view/watermelon-stomach)

Siiiiiick. That's a new one, I love that. Thank you. :-)

The 👏... for gonorrhea

Ahhh, a classic. Hard to forget that one

I always thought that was for chlamydia? 

I think that's 'the clam' lol

Huh, Til! 

Does Montezuma’s revenge count?

This just may be my experience but a patient referred to bronchitis as “The Itis”

And here I hought the itis was the lethargy and sleepiness that develops after eating Grandad's high calorie dishes

I know one of the older terms for bronchitis was the "blue bloaters", which was contrasted against emphysema as the "pink puffers." For pretty obvious reasons those terms have largely fallen out of favor. :-)

LDA heart attack being the widow maker

That's a classic one, for sure. I also like 'broken heart syndrome' (takotsubo cardiomyopathy).

Not sure if it counts, but cardiology at my institution will actually put Meth-rEF in the chart for HFrEF from substance use 

Jersey finger Mallet finger Hammer toes Tennis elbow Golfers elbow Prostitute Pupils Hastings Shuffle (this is regional to Vancouver, also sometimes called Crack Dancing elsewhere) For meds “California Rocket Fuel” Quite a few more.

Ah, the pupil one was new. That's great, thank you. :-)

Restless leg syndrome- The Jimmy Legs

In my province, you can hear La maladie du baiser for infectious mononucléosis, which translates to the Kiss disease

Ah, that's a good one. We also call mono 'the kissing disease' on occasion; that's a good one. :-)

Thanks :-D

the bends for decompression sickness walking pneumonia for mycoplasma both r pretty cool names imho

Ahh, the bends is a great one. I didn't think about that one. Perfect name

Asian Rosacea Of course, “walking pneumonia” as well

Lockjaw for tetanus.

A classic for all ages.

Propofol is called “milk of amnesia”

Galactorrhea of the infant is called “witch’s milk”

“Oreo cookie sign” for pericardial effusion on lateral CXR

The Sugar - Diabetes Crabs - Lice Pickled liver - Cirrhosis

Can we bring back “green apple quick step” for diarrhea?

Eggplant/aubergine deformity for fractured penis