blue bloater
- noun
- /blu ˈbloʊtər/
- Offensive
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[OFENSIVO] obeso con bronquitis crónica
- Doctors often compare the characteristics of a blue bloater to those of a pink puffer.
Examples
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The doctor diagnosed him as a typical blue bloater.
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During the lecture, the professor explained how a blue bloater may suffer from chronic bronchitis.
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The patient was identified as a blue bloater based on his symptoms and medical history.
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Many blue bloaters struggle with their weight.
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The doctor explained that a blue bloater is often someone with chronic bronchitis, characterized by their bluish skin and obesity.
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In discussions about respiratory diseases, we often hear about blue bloaters who struggle with oxygen deprivation due to their condition.
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Many blue bloaters experience a persistent cough and find it difficult to breathe normally.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
blue + bloater
The parts 'blue' (bluish color) and 'bloater' (someone who is bloated) yield a fairly literal image of a bluish, swollen person, so a learner could guess a surface meaning. However, 'bloater' is rare and the MWE encodes a specific medical stereotype (overweight chronic bronchitic patient with cyanosis) that is not fully predictable from the constituents, so full understanding requires prior exposure or medical knowledge.
Etymology
Blue bloater is an old medical nickname. One popular idea is that it comes from the image of a person whose skin looks blue from 'low oxygen' and who looks swollen like a bloater, so doctors used it for people with long-term bronchitis and today it names that kind of patient.