gomer

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An undesirable patient or a patient who does not need medical care

That patient is a total GOMER, turf him and let's get some lunch.

A Hebrew measure
A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; named after the inventor
gomer

    Turkish pronunciation

    gōmır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgōmər/ /ˈɡoʊmɜr/

    Etymology

    () An acronym that stands for "Get Out of My ER". The term was popularized by the 1978 novel The House of God by Samuel Shem (pen-name of Stephen Bergman). In this book, the word is applied to patients who are frequently admitted with complicated but uninspiring and incurable conditions.
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