Word: bypass
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...preliminary study, Israeli researchers successfully used ultrasound to break up BLOOD CLOTS that cause heart attacks. The technique is less invasive than bypass surgery and, unlike clot-busting drugs, does not pose a risk of excessive bleeding...
...hate to put it this way," the doctor said rather cheerfully as he handed me a consent form, "but you're the ideal candidate for heart bypass surgery...
...Well, I was wondering if you thought that Ideal Candidate for Heart ByPass Surgery is the sort of distinction that might be accompanied by a small plaque. I'm not talking about anything showy...
Editor's note: The author is recuperating from heart-bypass surgery, which was unaccompanied by an appropriate plaque...
...committee rejected the idea of using departmental classes to bypass Core requirements...