by Puppynj0284 April 7, 2019
Get the Vaginal apartheid mug.Definition 1 (Concise / Popular Use):
When a medical institution, healthcare provider, or system withholds, omits, or deliberately excludes critical medical records, information, or care, leading to harm, neglect, or denial of rights. A modern form of medical apartheid where the damage isn’t just from what’s done, but from what’s left undone.
Definition 2 (Formal / Academic Use):
A systemic pattern where healthcare professionals fail to document, acknowledge, or accurately represent the concerns, symptoms, and advocacy of patients — disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as
Black American (Negro) (Freedmen). Also, disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as United States military active-duty service members and veterans, who already face the highest suicide rate in the United States of America.
When a medical institution, healthcare provider, or system withholds, omits, or deliberately excludes critical medical records, information, or care, leading to harm, neglect, or denial of rights. A modern form of medical apartheid where the damage isn’t just from what’s done, but from what’s left undone.
Definition 2 (Formal / Academic Use):
A systemic pattern where healthcare professionals fail to document, acknowledge, or accurately represent the concerns, symptoms, and advocacy of patients — disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as
Black American (Negro) (Freedmen). Also, disproportionately harming vulnerable populations such as United States military active-duty service members and veterans, who already face the highest suicide rate in the United States of America.
Definition 1 Sentence Examples:
“The VA leaving my 'Local Title: Veteran Crisis line notes' out of my VA medical record is medical apartheid by omission.”
“When hospitals fail to properly document Black American (Negro) (Freedmen) patients’ concerns, that’s medical apartheid by omission at work.”
“She called out medical apartheid by omission after her health care referral was delayed for months due to incomplete medical records.”
Definition 2 Sentence Examples:
“Researchers found that medical apartheid by omission contributes to systemic health disparities among veterans.”
“The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigations revealed medical apartheid by omission through repeated failures to include critical patient advocacy in medical records.”
“Legislative reform is needed to eliminate medical apartheid by omission from federally funded healthcare systems.”
“The VA leaving my 'Local Title: Veteran Crisis line notes' out of my VA medical record is medical apartheid by omission.”
“When hospitals fail to properly document Black American (Negro) (Freedmen) patients’ concerns, that’s medical apartheid by omission at work.”
“She called out medical apartheid by omission after her health care referral was delayed for months due to incomplete medical records.”
Definition 2 Sentence Examples:
“Researchers found that medical apartheid by omission contributes to systemic health disparities among veterans.”
“The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigations revealed medical apartheid by omission through repeated failures to include critical patient advocacy in medical records.”
“Legislative reform is needed to eliminate medical apartheid by omission from federally funded healthcare systems.”
by Harriet Tubman's Pistol September 10, 2025
Get the Medical Apartheid By Omission mug.Deists and Theists: Nothing can exist without a cause. Therefore, the universe must have a cause and that cause is God.
Atheists: Does God exist without a cause? If so, you've contradicted your own premise. Your God answers nothing.
Apatheists: Does it really fucking matter?
Atheists: Does God exist without a cause? If so, you've contradicted your own premise. Your God answers nothing.
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by VenkmanMcFly August 25, 2013
Get the apatheist mug.Someone who just doesn't care whether God exists or not and realizes that such a fact won't effect their life anyway, comes from the word 'apathy' meaning "absence of emotion" and 'theism' meaning "belief in God"
Susan: "Are you an Atheist? Agnostic? Theist? What???"
Ryan: "None of the above, I really just don't give a shit"
Susan: "So what are you then?"
Ryan: "An apatheist because, like I said, I just don't give a shit and wonder why anyone else does too"
Ryan: "None of the above, I really just don't give a shit"
Susan: "So what are you then?"
Ryan: "An apatheist because, like I said, I just don't give a shit and wonder why anyone else does too"
by sazzymazzy May 1, 2009
Get the apatheist mug.A social gathering that has naturally or accidentally segregated by race, due to happenstance or design. Use has since spread to incorporate separation via language, nationality or social background.
Yeah, the party was good. But after all the French people arrived it turned into an aparthyeid.
I wonder why the white kids aren't mingling. This is total aparthyeid.
I wonder why the white kids aren't mingling. This is total aparthyeid.
by ndr_y August 24, 2010
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Get the Afartheid mug.Theist: Believe in Jesus and reform your sinful life! God will throw you in hell!
Atheist: No, religion is a mental disease!
Apatheist: Hey guys, try apatheism. It's very nice. You won't have to care about this issue!
Atheist: No, religion is a mental disease!
Apatheist: Hey guys, try apatheism. It's very nice. You won't have to care about this issue!
by fuzzydrinks July 5, 2009
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