sawbones

English translation: “Sawbone”

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English term or phrase:	sawbones
Selected answer:	“Sawbone”
Entered by:	B D Finch

12:55 Jun 21, 2016

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Medical - Medical (general)

English term or phrase: sawbones

Merriam Webster and other dictionaries say it is s slang for surgeon, physician, bad doctors ...

But, what does it mean in a line such as this:

Sawbones (as long as the sawbone with the implant/device is not left behind with the HCP).

(There is an orthopedic equipment supplier called "Sawbones").

Fernando Larrazabal KudoZ activity Questions: 34 (1 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 22 Japan
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“Sawbone”

Explanation:
http://www.sawbones.com/Catalog/Orthopaedic Models
"Our Orthopaedic bones are designed to be cut, drilled, tapped, or gouged with standard instruments - hand or powered. Each “Sawbone” can be used over again for a number of different exercises."

It would, of course, help if you gave adequate context. Without any, I have assumed that this is a question of a “Sawbone” being used for a demonstration and ensuring it is not left behind after the demonstration.

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@Asker
Yes, that is exactly what my reference illustrates. However, with the proviso that the name of the company is "Sawbones" (i.e. a humourous reference to surgeons and the days when they mainly performed amputations), while they refer to one of their own orthopaedic models as a "Sawbone" (singular).

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Local time: 21:53

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“Sawbone”

B D Finch
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Local time: 21:53
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Asker: In a translation of activities related to expenses in a medical company. I wonder if "sawbone" is both the name of a company and an orthopaedic item.

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