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A phalanx of physicians. (Indications).(musings on collective names for physicians)

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| March 01, 2003 | Berger, Joanne M. | COPYRIGHT 2003 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Why is it that you can see a pride of lions, a murder of crows, a parliament of owls ... but only a boring crowd of journalists, historians, and doctors?" asked Sanjay Pai, a pathologist in Bangalore, India. He then proposed some collective names for physicians. Focusing on specialties, you could have a "culture" of microbiologists or a "synapse" of neurologists. A review of symptoms might ...

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