Could he be "fancy" and using soupcon?
Posted By: clhmt on 2006-12-01
In Reply to: Help with possibly nonmedical word please - sm
Subject: Could he be "fancy" and using soupcon?
soup·çon (sūp-sôN', sūp'sŏn') pronunciation
n.
A very small amount; a trace: not a soupçon of mercy.
[French, from Old French sospeçon, suspicion, from Latin suspectiō, suspectiōn-, fear, from suspectus, past participle of suspicere, to suspect. See suspect.]
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soupcon is actually a French word...
Subject: soupcon is actually a French word...
meaning a slight amount.
Could be that this is one of those docs that like to sling around "fancy talk" and be referrin
Subject: Could be that this is one of those docs that like to sling around "fancy talk" and be referring
to the fact that the proximal lumbar spine is coercing a problem below that level. If you look at the context of the word coercion:
1 : to restrain or dominate by force : to compel to an act or choice.
2 : to bring about by force or threat.
Long shot, but I have had my share of docs making up their own stuff so they can sound "intelligent." 
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