title: Debate on the paper by Christopher Peterson. 'Medical slang'.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Canesqui
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D012961:Sociology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic