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Right, of course, it is terribly funny when someone is pricking you and probing all your nooks and crannies with some cold metal medical instrument that should belong in a torture museum, no less. It’s even more hilarious when you’re being poked with a needle or told that the only cure for your ailment is a complete overhaul of your lifestyle, including quitting your job. A real ha-ha moment there! Yet, you could always turn the tables around and laugh at something relatable to the subject before you’re the one being laughed at. Do you know where this is going? Yup, you are right; we are presenting our list of medical puns that are as good of a weapon against your nemesis - healthcare - as any. Hopefully, you’ll laugh away your scorn with these hilariously funny hospital puns! 

So, what should you expect from these medical puns and jokes? Well, for instance, a good dose of fun aimed at the very same cold metal instruments that belong in a torture museum. After reading these cool puns, the only reaction to seeing a scalpel will be laughter! Then, there’s a good chunk of doctor jokes, too. And once you stop laughing at those silly jokes, you’ll see that a doctor is no white-clad god but just a human like you. So, funny medical puns aimed at instruments, doctors, nurses, prescriptions, and all the inconveniences you endure while at an appointment are laughed at wholeheartedly here. What could be better? 

Only one thing - that is you actually scrolling to the hilarious puns themselves and checking them out! Once you are there, give your vote to the ones that made you giggle and share this article with your friends. 

#1

Funny medical pun about insomnia and late-night eating, with the punchline "Insomnomnomnia" on a red background. What is it called when you can’t sleep but eat all night instead?

Insomnomnomnia.

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    Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?

    He's all right now.

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    #7

    I went to the library to get a medical book on abdominal pain. Somebody had ripped the appendix out.

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    #8

    Humorous medical pun text: "Never lie to an X-ray technician. They can see right through you." Never lie to an X-ray technician. They can see right through you.

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    #9

    Medical students hate the test on kidney stones, it's the hardest test to pass.

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    #10

    Why don’t yogurt and medicine get along?

    One is probiotic, and the other is antibiotic!

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    #11

    "Doctor, Doctor! My son just swallowed a roll of film!"

    "Let’s hope nothing develops!"

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    #15

    What do you call frozen Ibuprofen?

    A chill pill.

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    Trinity Cottrell
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to give this to my whole family. It's not easy being the cruisy one in the family and the rest are worrywarts. 😂😂😂

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    #16

    Medical pun on a red background: "If you steal someone’s heart, do you get cardiac arrested?" If you steal someone’s heart, do you get cardiac arrested?

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    #17

    Why do nurses bring red markers to work?

    Just in case they need to draw blood.

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    #19

    I just had a successful liver transplant operation.

    That surgeon really de-livered!

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    Isabella Anghel
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well that's a problem because now your surgeon needs a liver..You're welcome for ruining the joke

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    #20

    Pink background with a medical pun about organs being well organized. Why do your heart, liver, and lungs all fit in your body?

    Because they are well organized.

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    #21

    Why are pediatricians always agitated?

    Because they have little patients!

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    #22

    I went to medical school with an incredibly ambitious guy who was obsessed with collecting skulls; he'd do anything to get a head.

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    #23

    What did one tonsil say to the other tonsil?

    "Did you hear? The doctor's taking us out tonight."

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    #24

    "Medical pun on a teal background: 'The plague, the flu, and common cold walk into the room. What is this, some kind of sick joke?'" The plague, the flu, and common cold walk into the room. I asked, “What is this? Some kind of sick joke?”

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    Clive Jr Moonga
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    9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flu, Common cold and COPD walked into the room. Man, there was congestion 💀💀🤣🤣🤣

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    #25

    A friend of mine made so many rash decisions that he became a dermatologist.

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    #26

    Nurse: "Wow, that cut looks terrible. Do you want me to stitch it up?"

    Me: "No, thanks."

    Nurse: "Fine, suture self."

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    #27

    I tried to look up impotence on the Internet, but nothing came up.

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    #28

    Medical puns image with a doctor-patient joke about acute appendicitis on a yellow background. The doctor told a patient, “You have acute appendicitis.” The patient replied, “Is that better than an ugly one?”

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    #29

    What do you give a sick lemon?

    Lemon-aid!

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    #30

    A little joke when you're sick never hurt antibody.

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    #31

    I've got this awful disease where I can't stop telling airport puns. The doctor says it's terminal.

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    #33

    What is the medical name for owning too many dogs?

    A roverdose.

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    #34

    A very nervous patient was admitted to get a blood transfusion at the blood bank. The female nurse told her not to worry and B+!

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    #35

    A patient said to the doctor, "I keep dreaming my eyes change color". The doctor says "It's just a pigment of your imagination".

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    LisaBlueDragon 2008
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My eyes actually change color depending on light and how much melanin I have in my eyes

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    #36

    Text about organ transplants with a medical pun on a pink background. For years I was against organ transplants. Then I had a change of heart.

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    #37

    Conjunctivitis.com — that’s a site for sore eyes.

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    #38

    What happened to the girl who ate food colouring?

    She dyed a little inside.

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    #39

    The funniest thing about transplant nurses is that they cannot stand rejection!

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    #40

    Medical pun on a green background: "When the lung fell in love it took its breath away." When the lung fell in love it took its breath away.

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    #41

    I woke up this morning coughing badly, think I may have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, but it’s hard to say.

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    Stacy B
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aha...the longest word in the English dictionary and a frequent "visitor" at spelling bees.

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    #43

    What do your organs do on your birthday?

    They cell-ebrate!

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    #45

    What did the bladders say to each other on Valentines day?

    Urine my thoughts.

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    #46

    There was a sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center that said "Keep off the Grass."

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    LadyTia Daniels
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And driving into their parking lot there’s a sign that read ‘No Speeding!”

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    #47

    Mind neuron business.

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    #48

    Medical pun about an organ's favorite boat being a blood vessel, on a red background. An organ’s favorite boat is a blood vessel.

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    #49

    Eyes make dedicated teachers because they only have one pupil.

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    #50

    I have a joke about the flu but I hope you don't get it.

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    #51

    Nurse: "What’s the condition of the boy who swallowed a quarter?"

    Doctor: "No change yet!"

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    #52

    Medical pun on a pink background: "You must go to the foot doctor to get heeled!" You must go to the foot doctor to get heeled!

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    #53

    Why did the doctor laugh at the X-ray of an arm?

    Because he found the X -ray humerus.

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    #54

    Why do eye doctors live so long?

    They dilate.

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    #55

    Nurses are very weird and always answer in a negative way. I told my registered nurse friend to stay safe during this pandemic, she just replied, "You stay negative".

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    Isabella Anghel
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually in medicine, the whole positive and negative role thing is swapped. Positive typically means bad, negative means good

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    #56

    Medical pun about blood vessels ending in vain on a green background. Two blood vessels fell in love but alas, it was all in vein.

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    #58

    The frog went to the hospital to have a hop-eration!

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    #59

    Dentists always get to the root of the problem.

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    #60

    Valentine's Day medical pun: "I kneed you" joke on beige background. What did one leg say to the other leg on Valentines day?

    I kneed you.

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    #61

    I thought I had a good joke about a contagious disease but I was wrong. It didn't go viral.

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    #62

    What sickness does a martial artist have?

    Kung FLU!

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    #63

    Let's take the bird to the hospital for some tweetment!

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    #64

    Text reads a medical pun about an owl and Dr. Who, on a red background with a bear icon. Where does an owl get medical treatment from?

    Dr. Who.

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    #65

    What did the vein say to the pessimistic blood clot?

    "Be positive."

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    #66

    Conversations between brain surgeons can be mind-numbing.

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    #68

    Text on a pink background reads: “If you hurt your foot while driving, call a toe-truck.” A humorous medical pun. If you hurt your foot while driving, call a toe-truck.

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    #69

    Why did the clown go to the doctors?

    Because he was feeling funny.

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    #70

    The medical examiners were told to reduce their spending, so they had to cut coroners.

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    #71

    Why did the cell phone go see an eye doctor?

    Because it needed some new contacts.

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    #72

    Medical pun text on a green background: "A brain goes on vacation to a hippo-camp-us!" A brain goes on vacation to a hippo-camp-us!

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    #73

    The computer sneezed because it had a virus.

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    #74

    Be quiet inside a pharmacy, you might wake the sleeping pills!

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    #75

    The infectious diseases ward of the hospital has the best wifi because of all of the hotspots.

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    Medical pun on beige background: "Statistically, nine out of ten injections are in vein." Statistically, nine out of ten injections are in vein.

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    #77

    A kidney's favorite instrument is the organ.

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    #78

    I had a gut feeling I had food poisoning.

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    #79

    A pharmacist gave the wrong prescription, which was a bitter pill to swallow.

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    #80

    Text on a red background with a medical pun: "A boy asked a doctor why he felt like a pony. Doctor replied, you’re a little hoarse." A boy asked a doctor why he felt like a pony, the doctor said it’s because you’re a little hoarse.

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    #81

    Why do shoes go to the doctors?

    To be heeled.

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    #82

    Once, a man visited a hospital where none of the nurses checked on him. Finally, a female nurse came and told him that she was sorry for the delay. The man calmly replied, "It's fine, I'm patient".

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    #84

    Pink card with a medical pun: "What do you give a sick pig? Oink-ment!" What do you give a sick pig?

    Oink-ment!

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    #85

    Why did the book go to the doctor?

    Someone broke its spine.

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    #86

    The doctor knew she was destined to be an osteopath, she could feel it in her bones.

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    #87

    Where is the best place in the hospital to read 'Auld Lang Syne' and other old poems?

    The Serious Burns Unit.

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    #88

    Medical pun on a teal background: "He was wheeled into the operating room, and then had a change of heart." He was wheeled into the operating room, and then had a change of heart.

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    #89

    The fastest thing on your face is your nose. It’s always running.

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    #91

    The best dermatologists start their careers from scratch.

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    #92

    Funny medical pun about a "biop-sea" joke on a yellow background. What do you call a medical operation to see inside an ocean?

    A biop-sea.

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    #93

    Have you met the new midwives, Doctor Ova Ree and Doctor D. Livery?

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    #94

    Have you met the new chiropractor, Doctor L. Bow?

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    #95

    The new doctor is such a happy person, have you met Doctor Phil Goode?

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    #96

    Text on an image reading "When neurons commit a crime, they are put in a nerve cell," featuring a medical pun. When neurons commit a crime, they are put in a nerve cell.

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    #97

    Why should you trust the surgeons who are repairing your slipped disk?

    Because they have your back!

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    #98

    A patient came to the ER with a rash. She was really itching to get out of here.

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    #99

    Why can't you leave painkillers near a bird cage?

    Because the paracetamol.

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    #100

    Pink background with a medical pun about Dr. Hugh Manatee, showcasing humor in medicine. The new doctor is a real people person, have you met the Dr. Hugh Manatee?

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    Irishwoman abroad
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh good grief, just when you think they can't get any worse... 🤦‍♀️

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    #102

    A doctor gets mad when it runs out of patients!

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    #103

    Why did the snowman go to the doctors?

    He felt a bit chilly.

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    #104

    147 Medical Puns That’ll Tickle Your Funny Bone Why did the window go to the doctor?

    It had a lot of pane.

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    #105

    I hope you find this humerus.

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    #106

    You know, the heart is the hungriest organ. It has the heartiest appetite.

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    #107

    Which part of your body likes to drink milk?

    Your calf!

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    #108

    Image with a medical pun: "The bacteria posted a video online hoping it would go viral," on a beige background. The bacteria posted a video online hoping, it would go viral.

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    #109

    The medical student failed anatomy because she just couldn't cut it.

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    #110

    I went on a date with a Cardio Nurse and my heart was racing the whole time.

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    #112

    Image with a medical pun about antibiotics not going viral, on a red background with Bored Panda branding. One problem with antibiotics is that no matter how popular it gets, it’s never going viral.

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    #113

    Why did the doctors appointment with the centipede take so long?

    Because he sprained his ankles.

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    #114

    Why did the rope go to the doctors?

    Because it had a knot in its stomach.

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    #115

    Who is the coolest person in the hospital?

    The Ultra Sound guy.

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    #116

    Pink image with a medical pun: "The new doctor is very sweet, have you met Doctor Pepper?" The new doctor is very sweet, have you met Doctor Pepper?

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    #117

    Where did the boat go to sleep?

    The doc.

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    #118

    What did one shin say to another on Valentines day?

    I want tibia with you.

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    #119

    A snail went to the hospital when it felt sick. The nurse gave the dehydrated, poor animal a snailine solution.

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    #120

    Medical pun with kidneys saying, "Urine my thoughts!" on a green background. The kidney said to the other, “Urine my thoughts!”

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    #121

    "This surgical knife isn't sharp," the doctor said bluntly.

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    #122

    When the cat was sick it wasn't feline well!

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    #123

    The most common operation in a hospital made out of LEGO is plastic surgery!

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    #124

    Text reads: "What do you call a fish with a medical degree? A Sturgeon." Humorous medical pun on a tan background. What do you call a fish with a medical degree?

    A Sturgeon.

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    #125

    What did the doctor give the sick snake?

    Asp-irin!

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    #126

    I have a patient who is very rude. He's ill-mannered.

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    #127

    Why did the pillow go to the doctors?

    They felt a bit stuffy.

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    #128

    Image with a medical pun: "Who stands in for doctors on leave? The hip replacement guy." Who stands in for doctors when they need to go on leave?

    The hip replacement guy.

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    #129

    How do doctors help rockets?

    They give the rockets their booster shots.

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    #130

    Two surgeons were joking so much they had each other in stitches!

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    #131

    Before surgery, the nurse put the IV in my right hand, so I started texting from my left. She said, "Wow! How can you do that?" I said: "I'm ambi-textrous."

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    #132

    Pink background with a medical pun: "Urine: the opposite of 'you're out.'" Urine: the opposite of ‘you’re out.’

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    #133

    The beekeeper went to the doctor because she had hives.

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    #134

    Where do ghosts go when they're sick?

    To the witch doctor!

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    #135

    What do you call an alligator's nurse?

    Gator-aid.

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    #136

    Text on a teal background: "The banana went to the hospital because it was not peeling well." Medical puns humor image. The banana went to the hospital because it was not peeling well.

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    #137

    What music do eye doctors prefer?

    iTunes.

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    #138

    What did the doctor say to the sick apple?

    We'll get to the core of this.

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    #139

    At night, you have to wait ages for an X-ray because there's only skeleton staff working.

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    #140

    Medical pun about a nurse pursuing stand-up comedy, leaving everyone in stitches on a tan background. The nurse badly wanted to pursue her career as a stand-up comedian. In one of the comedy shows, she literally left everyone in the stitches!

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    #141

    Are you kidney-ing me?

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    #142

    What was Zeus' specialty in medical school?

    Surge-ery

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    #143

    Where do horses go when they're sick?

    The horsepital.

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    #144

    Text saying: "I'm looking for a good medical programme to watch, but I don't want no Scrubs." I’m looking for a good medical programme to watch, but I don’t want no Scrubs.

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    #145

    Names are often weird and hilarious. My sister's best friend is a nurse, and one of her sole jobs is inserting tubes in patients. Her name is Catherine!

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    #146

    If you're not laughing maybe you need to learn the anatomy of the joke.

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    #147

    The cookie went to the hospital because it was feeling crummy!

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