phrase General Slang

Digging for worms

· phrase · medical

Varicose vein surgery.

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Theatre nickname for stripping out varicose veins, because the bulging blue cords look exactly like earthworms once the leg's open and the surgeon's hooking them up. Said with the same affection a gardener has for compost.

“Vascular list is four cases of digging for worms and a fem-pop bypass.”
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Digging for worms In A Sentence

Vascular list is four cases of digging for worms and a fem-pop bypass.

Origin & Usage

Tags #medical#hospital#surgery#vascular

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What does 'digging for worms' mean as medical slang?

It's slang for varicose vein surgery, referencing the removal of the bulging veins.

How is 'digging for worms' used in a sentence?

"The surgeon's got a full list of digging for worms this afternoon."

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