Amateur Transplants - Dorsal Horn Concerto lyrics

Ascites, Edema, Appendix, Anemia Embolus, Embryo, Eczema, Chain-Stokes Empathy, Apathy, Atopy, Allergy Autism, Autopsy, Arthroscopes Infarction, Infection, Induction, Injection Inspection, Palpations, Phlebotomy, Mumps Bicuspid, Bipolar, Bigeminy, Biceps Teratogenic, Testicular Lumps You must say things like: Dysdiadochokinesia You can't say things like: The patient's unable to clap their hands quickly together While turning one over and over and over and over and over Otherwise they'd know what you meant So you use Latin words instead So the buggers'll never discover the meaning behind all the stuff that you said Neurosis, Necrosis, Osmosis, Psychosis Intestinal, Inguinal, Cystic Fibrosis Lordosis, Kyphosis, PE, Halitosis And Leptospirosis, Aortic Stenosis Dyspeptic, Dyslexic, Dementia, Depression Paralysis, Parasite, Pleura, Pellagra Angina, Andrology, Antidote, Antigen Ventricle, Vertigo, Vomit, Viagra You must say things like: Micturate, Defecate, Intercourse You can't say things like: Pissing and sh**ting and f** Although they're the same Although it's a pain You got to use the Latin name Like: Hematuria and steatorrhea, Cachexic, Pyrexic, Hepatic, and Splenic, Iatrogenic But on the other hand If they understand The phrases that you say Just confuse And bemuse By using eponymous names Like: Hunter's and Ehlers-Danlos, Hurler's and Turner's and Brown-Sequard And if they understand that Acronyms are twice as hard . . . You need a: BCG, ECG, ECT, EEG, PET, CBT, HRT! Hematocrit, Hemorrhage, Hemorrhoid, Heparin Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Gross Hematemesis Maxilla, Axilla, Macula, Papula Spatula, Scapula, Spermatogenesis Avoid saying nutcase and mental and lunatic Fruitcake and screwy and mad Terms like Bipolar and Frank Schizophrenia Tend not to go down so bad So these are the words that are used But surgeons, of course, are excused We can't have them getting confused!