When I use a word . . . The Devil’s Medical Dictionary

The American journalist Ambrose Bierce is best known for the book called <i>The Devil’s Dictionary</i>, a collection of wryly amusing definitions, often pejorative. Several of them may be of interest to healthcare professionals. However, those of a weak disposition might do better not to read any further

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BMJ
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2026-06-17
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2026-843564
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When I use a word . . . The Devil’s Medical Dictionary

Jeffrey K Aronson
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When I use a word . . . The Devil’s Medical Dictionary

Jeffrey K Aronson
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Abstract

The American journalist Ambrose Bierce is best known for the book called <i>The Devil’s Dictionary</i>, a collection of wryly amusing definitions, often pejorative. Several of them may be of interest to healthcare professionals. However, those of a weak disposition might do better not to read any further

BMJVol. 393
University of Oxford (GB)
Quality Education
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Medical and Biological Sciences
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