Monday, August 10, 2009

Collective nouns

Update: the International Committee On Medical Nomenclature (Professional), of which I am Chairperson, has released its draft list of official collective nouns for medical specialists. We are now calling for public comment.

A movement of gastroenterologists.
A cauldron of endocrinologists.
A battery of neurologists.
A follicle of pathologists.
A station of radiologists.
A herd of audiologists.
A convention of psychiatrists.
A chamber of cardiologists
A retention of urologists
A shot of anaesthetists.
A factor of immunologists.
A mass of surgeons.
A perfection of general practitioners.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like it. Perhaps a ganglion of neurologists?

PTR said...

Ganglion - nice. Conveys the idea of them huddling together.

I ended up going with "cauldron" and "battery" for endocrinologists and neurologists due to the "soups v sparks" divide. Not sure if "cauldron" really works though. Maybe I should have gone with something simple like "spoon" or "bowl".