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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2008 19:27:37 GMT
.....is "Subluxated"which apparently means a slight displacement of a joint or organ, causing pain. It's what I've done to 2 of my ribs and it's why I feel like I'm impaled on a metal spike and can barely move  Or so I'm told by my chiropractor. Anyway, has anyone else heard any unusual words that they would like to share the definitions of ? FA x |
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Post by Amo on Nov 18, 2008 20:09:57 GMT
Yes and no but what I'd really like to know is how on earth have you done whatever it is you've done to be subluxated??!!??
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2008 7:39:27 GMT
Well, it's been building for a while with bad posture etc and I also painted the bedroon ceiling on Sunday which probably didn't help either. However, the worst thing was that my whole back seized up yesterday morning..............as I was putting my pants on  Apparently, my ribs have been out of position for a while, causing me pain and yesterday my back muscles gave up and went into spasm, meaning I could hardly move or breathe. I hardly slept last night and it's still painful today so I might give it another day or so then go and see my GP. FA x |
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Post by Plocket on Nov 19, 2008 9:20:13 GMT
FA what are you like? I hope you are desubluxated soon ;D
I've always liked the word "antidisestablishmentarianism" which means opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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Post by MamIDdau on Nov 19, 2008 16:16:31 GMT
I learnt that word when I was 10 P. Our deputy head taught us it lol
I hope your ribs get better soon FA xxxx
Tmesis is a good word. It's when you break up a word with another such as fan-bloomin-tastic.
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Post by Plocket on Nov 19, 2008 18:40:04 GMT
How do you pronounce tmesis Aprilaydee? Is it tmeeesis?
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Post by nightowl on Nov 20, 2008 9:25:32 GMT
How do you pronounce tmesis Aprilaydee? Is it tmeeesis? That's a good one AL  Never heard that before I like "Discombobulated" ;D |
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Post by Amo on Nov 20, 2008 9:32:44 GMT
A bit upsetting that one NO! ;D
Hope you're feeling better now FA. Find yourself a Sports Massage Practitioner. Mine did more for me than the chiroprator ever did. The muscles have to be right to hold the bones in place!
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Post by Tig on Nov 20, 2008 15:16:18 GMT
Juxtaposition is a lovely word - a nice one to say ... this is great ... LUMMOX ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Nov 20, 2008 18:09:29 GMT
My favorite word at the moment is COBBLERS just about sums it all up for me at present  |
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Post by Spruance on Nov 22, 2008 13:11:32 GMT
There used to be a word quiz on TV (or may have been the radio) some years ago, whereby the object of the game was to find long words with multiple syllables. Thus a regular offering was tintinnabulation, which relates to the ringing or sounding of bells. (Now what was that programme called?  ) |
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Post by farmersboy on Nov 22, 2008 16:31:46 GMT
My favorite word at the moment is COBBLERS just about sums it all up for me at present Cheer up Karlslass,things will get better,they always do.  the word is be POSITIVE  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Nov 23, 2008 6:58:39 GMT
Not a word but EVERYONE is saying this and it really grates on my nerves  YOU KNOW WHAT Most of the contestants on X-Factor started every sentence with this and I have a feeling Simon Cole started it Watch out for it - it is everywhere ............................. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Nov 23, 2008 9:52:18 GMT
I pronounce it tmeesis P. Whether that's right or not is another matter lol
If anyone listens to Jo Wiley, notice how many times she says "erm" in a sentence. THAT'S annoying lol
Contrafibularities is a good word... lol I love Black Adder
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Post by Dr Bill on Nov 23, 2008 10:12:57 GMT
My grand-daughter invented the TUMBLEATOR - much better than boring old tumble drier
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Post by Missredhead on Nov 23, 2008 20:56:42 GMT
I prefer that one too dr bill ;D
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Post by MamIDdau on Nov 24, 2008 11:17:14 GMT
Tumbleator is a good word. I think we should all start using it.
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Post by Amo on Nov 24, 2008 20:27:19 GMT
I like that word too.  I tend to say thermo meter instead of thermometer in a silly way but in this house we have a lot of Star Trek on and say lots of silly things like phenominommm (do do de dodo( as in the muppets)) and aluminumumumum and then shout about losing I! |
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Post by nightowl on Nov 25, 2008 8:19:37 GMT
Me and my OH always do the Muppet song thing when one of us says "phenomenon" too, Amo! ;D Glad we're not the only silly ones ;D My word of the day is definitely "Chiropractor", and I'd like to thank FA for using it and reminding me to actually call one and see if they could sort out my recurring back problems. I saw her yesterday, and one of the first things she said was, "Have you always had one leg shorter than the other?"  This was news to me, and we eventually worked out that it was caused by a bad fall from a horse about 18 months ago. I fell heavily (you don't fall lightly at 14 stone!!) on my left hip, and apparently knocked my hip about 1 cm higher than the other one!! And it stayed that way!  This had caused my poor old spine to get itself in all sorts of tangles trying to even things out, and she found 5 trouble spots on the left side which she knocked straight with manipulation and a little rubber ball-hammer thing! She said it would take 4 to 6 treatments to completely sort the problem (well she would, @ £32 a time!), but the difference already is amazing!!!!!!!!  So Chiropractor is my word of the day, closely followed by "expensive" ! ;D |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Nov 29, 2008 7:28:34 GMT
Did anyone have this at School - Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs F F I, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs L T Y ;D Sounds like you had fun N.O - glad she knocked you into shape |
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Post by nightowl on Nov 29, 2008 9:36:37 GMT
Never ever heard that one Jen Took me a few seconds to work out what it was all about I should think if you can remember that lot you shouldn't have any trouble remembering how to spell it anyway ;D A very onomatopoeic word for today.... DANK |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Nov 29, 2008 10:35:15 GMT
I have always liked Omnipotent - lot of people about who are ;D Sorry you had difficulty N.O |
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Post by Barbara on Nov 29, 2008 11:26:45 GMT
I'm glad you sorted that out NO, did you not wonder why your pants didn't fit ;D floccinaucinhilpilification. it means a small or trifling thing |
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Post by nightowl on Nov 29, 2008 11:54:51 GMT
Blimey Barb, that's a big word for a little thing!! And no, I knew the reason why my pants didn't fit was cos I am FAT! Btw, my hip is not quite straightened out yet. though it's getting there. Will take another couple of treatments at least (apparently) |
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Post by beanie on Nov 29, 2008 18:26:18 GMT
not really one word, but I remember a wound chart in a nursing home that I worked in , one item was desribed as a malodorous fungating wound, or smelly rotten sore. One useless phrase that has stuck in my mind ;D
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Post by nightowl on Nov 30, 2008 13:37:10 GMT
Malodorous Fungating - sounds wonderfully disgusting Beanie ;D
"Suppurating" is good too ;D as are rancid and putrid ;D
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Or so I'm told by my chiropractor.
Never heard that before
