Gork
[gawrk] /gɔrk/
noun, Medicine/Medical Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a patient whose brain has suffered severe and irreversible damage and whose vital functions are being maintained by artificial means.
noun
verb
To sedate a patient heavily (1980s+ Medical)
[said to be fr God only really knows, referring to a patient with a mysterious ailment]
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