[Allen Tice]

I'm sure there have been similar threads that could or should be linked to this (please do). As we do like words, I want to start off with a tongue-roller that we all love:

sphygmomanometer (sfĭg″mō-mə-nŏm′ĭ-tər). A nurse phlebotomist at your physicians's office uses it to measure blood pressure. A thousand rhymes.


Another is poikilotherm (poiˈkēləˌθərm; or -kil-). I hope that no one here is a scaly poikilotherm except lurkers. It means you can't control your body temperature except by basking or burrowing. The dad of one of my daughter's friends tried to one-up me in conversation with the poi word. Be prepared. Strike back with confidence. Go widdershins if you must. Gambol securely.