pump head
n.— «He is experiencing pump psychosis, or as we call it in the business “pump head.”» —“Re: My husband had CABG -HELP!” by Blackie Lawless Usenet: sci.med.nursing Aug. 11, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
pump head
n.— «He is experiencing pump psychosis, or as we call it in the business “pump head.”» —“Re: My husband had CABG -HELP!” by Blackie Lawless Usenet: sci.med.nursing Aug. 11, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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