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A few English Neologisms I invented, which you might like to use

A. Some very specialised Doctors and medical conditions

1. Proctocubitologist - a doctor who studies and treats people who can’t tell their arse from their elbow

   (From: proktos (πρωκτός), Greek for anus, and cubitus, Latin for elbow)

As in: “Don’t ask him to sort the economy out, he really needs to see a Proctocubitologist.”

2. Ailurolinguologist - a doctor who studies and treats people who are lost for words

  (from: ailuros (αίλουρος), Greek for cat, and lingua, Latin for tongue - (i.e. the cat’s got their tongue)

As in: “So you can’t answer my simple question? Looks like you need to see an Ailurolingulogist!”

3. Prosopobibliologist - a doctor who studies and treats people addicted to social networking sites / social network addicts

 (from prosopo (πρόσωπο), Greek for face, and biblio (βιβλίο), Greek for book (i.e. Facebook)

As in: “Come on Tommy, Mummy’s taking you to the Prosopbibliologist today. Oh no! You can’t bring your iPhone with you!”

4. iatroperimenogenic - disease caught while waiting in a doctor’s waiting room (from other patients coughing and sneezing)

  (from iatros (γιατρός or ιατρός) Greek for doctor and perimeno (περιμένω) Greek for I wait)

As in - “Hi Boss, I’m afraid I can’t come in to work today, I’ve developed a bad case of iatroperimenogenic flu after visiting the doctor yesterday.”

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More to come later.... Feel free to email me with ideas..... (Please check they are not already online and provide probable derivations)

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