Euboxic
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Having a certain medical statistic, or all medical statistics, within normal ranges. not-comparable, rare, slang
"For we seem to have created a situation in which medical cyberspace seems more real to us than the sick patient in the bed. What are the consequences of this bargain? ¶ To begin with, there is the gallows humor about the patient who dies with her electrolytes in perfect order (“she was euboxic”—an ironic expression that refers to the little boxes in the medical record where electrolyte values are recorded)."
Example
More examples"For we seem to have created a situation in which medical cyberspace seems more real to us than the sick patient in the bed. What are the consequences of this bargain? ¶ To begin with, there is the gallows humor about the patient who dies with her electrolytes in perfect order (“she was euboxic”—an ironic expression that refers to the little boxes in the medical record where electrolyte values are recorded)."
Etymology
From eu- + box + -ic.
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