Doctor Diagnoses Woman With ‘Ghetto Booty’

They don't teach terminology like this in medical school.

Terry Ragland, a woman in Tennessee, was incensed after
her doctor, Timothy Sweo, diagnosed the source of her
severe lower back pain as "ghetto booty."

"I think I blacked out after he said ghetto booty. I think my
mind was just stuck on the phrase because I couldn't believe
he said that," said Ragland, 55, in an interview with area
news outlet WREG.

Dr. Sweo later sent Ragland a letter apologizing for his use of
the term, explaining it was an attempt to translate the
diagnosis into something "less technical." Reached for
comment by WREG, Sweo clarified: "What I was trying to
explain to that patient is that she has lumbar lordosis, which
is a fancy name for the curve of the lower spine that makes
the buttocks protrude more. In trying to explain that I said
that she had ghetto booty." He added that he understood
why her feelings had been hurt.

The National Institute of Health defines lumbar lordosis as an
"inward curve of the lumbar spine (just above the
buttocks)." The site lists "swayback" as an alternative name
for lordosis.

Per Dr. Sweo's website, he has more than 12 years of
experience in orthopedics.
Ragland has filed a complaint with the Tennessee
Department of Health, which will conduct an investigation to
determine if Dr. Sweo should be disciplined.