Comments on: Medical Terminology http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html Dedicated to raising the average depth of today's common blog. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: prudence http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-141667 prudence Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:18:13 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-141667 my niece is studying to be a "midwife" and a term used for male midwives is aquacher though nt sho of the spelling. my niece is studying to be a “midwife” and a term used for male midwives is aquacher though nt sho of the spelling.

]]> By: Hans Mast http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-10319 Hans Mast Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:12:13 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-10319 A fellow student of mine at SMBI calls his fiance his midwife. A fellow student of mine at SMBI calls his fiance his midwife.

]]> By: John http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-10291 John Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:51:52 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-10291 I was "mid" Betsy most of the time when our kids were born. My title was "Husband". I don't mind the title or the work except for the "mid" work. Hardest job I ever did and glad it's over. My sympathies to all the Husbands who yet have the "mid" work to too. All I can say is to try and find some good drugs to dull your senses. I was “mid” Betsy most of the time when our kids were born. My title was “Husband”. I don’t mind the title or the work except for the “mid” work. Hardest job I ever did and glad it’s over. My sympathies to all the Husbands who yet have the “mid” work to too. All I can say is to try and find some good drugs to dull your senses.

]]> By: B. Gingerich http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-10227 B. Gingerich Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:20:59 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-10227 My question is: why would a male WANT to be a midwife? My question is: why would a male WANT to be a midwife?

]]> By: G Martin http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-10006 G Martin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:41:29 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-10006 I'm "mid" you dere all right, Mark ...(And Dorcas) And I hope dis interchange clears up da question for Tea. A male midwife is simply a male person mit der means to help der wife mid der baybeee... Hmmmm? Huhhhh? Why can't we just call him a "middie" ? I’m “mid” you dere all right, Mark …(And Dorcas)
And I hope dis interchange clears up da question for Tea. A male midwife is simply a male person mit der means to help der wife mid der baybeee… Hmmmm? Huhhhh? Why can’t we just call him a “middie” ?

]]> By: Mark Roth http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-9989 Mark Roth Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:03:56 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-9989 So, then, it follows that a midwife is one who aids a wife who is midchild. That's very weird. Dumb even. Oh well. So, then, it follows that a midwife is one who aids a wife who is midchild.

That’s very weird.

Dumb even.

Oh well.

]]> By: Dorcas http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-9988 Dorcas Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:30:54 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-9988 "Mid" in old English means "with", probably from the German "mit" which also means "with." The midwife is someone who is "with the wife" at her crucial hour. So technically a guy can be a midwife. But I'll grant it sounds very odd. “Mid” in old English means “with”, probably from the German “mit” which also means “with.”
The midwife is someone who is “with the wife” at her crucial hour.
So technically a guy can be a midwife.
But I’ll grant it sounds very odd.

]]> By: G Martin http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-9970 G Martin Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:22:04 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-9970 ..."Person", I bet would be the keyword. In this case the politically-correctsters would surely call for this position to be known as a "Mid-Person". I once worked at a hardware store where the landlord of the property demanded that we change a sign out front touting "Eerything For The Handy Man" to "...For The Handy PERSON", or risk losing our lease. The lease was up in another 8 months anyway, so we departed on that note. It was really fun ! ...And we ended up in a much nicer building. …”Person”, I bet would be the keyword.
In this case the politically-correctsters would surely call for this position to be known as a “Mid-Person”.
I once worked at a hardware store where the landlord of the property demanded that we change a sign out front touting “Eerything For The Handy Man” to “…For The Handy PERSON”, or risk losing our lease.
The lease was up in another 8 months anyway, so we departed on that note. It was really fun !
…And we ended up in a much nicer building.

]]> By: Hans Mast http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-9968 Hans Mast Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:48:03 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-9968 "Midhusband" of course. “Midhusband” of course.

]]> By: Mark Roth http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html/comment-page-1#comment-9956 Mark Roth Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:00:53 +0000 http://www.icedteaforever.com/2007/02/medical-terminology.html#comment-9956 You deal with that issue the same way you deal with what you call a female mailman. Or a female husbandman. You deal with that issue the same way you deal with what you call a female mailman.

Or a female husbandman.

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