Jargon

Andrew Steinmetz
From:   Histories. Véhicule Press, Signal Editions, 2000.

          posterior fossa lesion
convertible, available in red and black

          delirium tremens
footballer, Belgian national

          wound dehiscence
boiling kettle, humid whistle

          pneumonia
hooker, Red Square and vicinity

          clavicle fracture
roman dramatist, circa 400 AD

          peptic ulcer
blue chip stock

          productive cough
heavy metal, band of the 80s

          the malar bones
in Celtic folklore, evil twins

          thoracic duct
a triple backwards flip

          ganglion
client-server program, see Internet

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