zebra

Having sex with black and white women simultaneously.

let's cross... It's green!

by hytham_hammer October 29, 2006

zebra

In medicine, a common disease presenting with unusual symptoms. Also applies to a patient with symptoms common to several diseases in which the first diagnosis is of a rare or obscure disease, when the truth is a more mundane disorder.

The term was popularised by Scrubs.

Derived from the axiom "When you hear hoofbeats, think 'horses', not 'zebras'.

If a patient presents with vomiting, dairrhoea, and fever, West Nile Virus is a zebra; they're more likely to have enteropathogenic E. coli infection.

by Rhodoferax October 24, 2008

zebra

when a woman is having a baby, she poops on the table, and the baby slides out on the poop creating a stripe going down their back

(nurse): "Oh no Doctor, we have a zebra on our hands!"

by Shimbot June 24, 2007

zebra

A polite way of talking about one's breasts.

"Look at that fine lady with those gigantic things in the ze-bra!"

by Sarah to peeps July 26, 2006

zebra

an extremely hott male that looks fabulous

"OMG, did you see that guy?!"
"no"
"hmm he was a zebra"

by TG&CI December 25, 2007

zebra

a very young person with white and black hair

god this new guy in my class he's a fucking zebra

by sf123 November 24, 2010

Zebra

An obscure illness, disease or condition affecting a comparatively small number of people, but with symptoms somewhat similar to one or more different and more common illnesses.

It is named because these diseases/conditions are sometimes misdiagnosed by well meaning (but often inexperienced) doctors when something far more common is actually the cause. Medical students are told "remember, if you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras".

Doctor 1 - "I think this patient may have Castleman's disease"
Doctor 2 - "Castleman's disease is a zebra, there are far more likely causes of his fever and weight loss."

by PiemasterUK December 09, 2010