Punch,  4 (1843), 189.

Questions for Medical Students

Anon

Genre:

Exam Paper, Drollery

Subjects:

Medical Treatment, Education


    Questions typically play on the fact that several medical terms also have non-medical connotations. For example, 'What is the difference between the course of the femoral artery and the second course of a civic dinner?' and 'Is the fenestra ovalis or oval window, of the labyrinth framed and glazed or is it not?'.



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