Humorous disease names (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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I've heard that the Russian word for syphilis is rotchercockoff.



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> I'm looking for words like horrendoplasty: medical-ish words
> for real or imaginary conditions. Lakanuki--a dire dearth of
> nookie--is another.
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> There must be a bunch, but I'm not finding them so far... Any ideas?
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> Appreciate the help!
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> Mark
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