The art of practicing medicine such that a patient is subjected to tests which will not alter the direction of treatment, and refusing treatment until the patient complies. When a doctor requires a test or procedure more harmful or risky than providing appropriate treatment to see if there is improvement.
Dr. Clarke is practicing Quid pro quo medicine, he wants me to have an ERCP with sphincterotomy when a CT Scan carries less risk, less cost and is more accurate than his subjecting opinion.
by Leithian August 24, 2021
The conspiracy theory that Trump and Putin used secret queefs between staffers to communicate coded messages.
by QAnon Quid Pro Queef August 06, 2021
somethin Donald trump has be he says he doesnt and is gettin impeached because of it because hes a assbitch that will go to hell.
quid pro quo
by watsupyall November 22, 2019
I can respect nicotine-wad-chomping buddies' wanting to "share and share alike" by practicing quid pro quo, but surely there are less disgusting --- not to mention less hazardous to your health --- ways to display fairness of mind???
by QuacksO April 20, 2019
this for that; tit for tat (obsolete, but still used by older people); "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"; usually used in legal exchanges with attorneys each giving something to settle a case.
The "quid pro quo" in the divorce was that the wife would get the house and the husband would get the cottage on the lake.
by Ellery Queen II November 29, 2019
She gasped and smiled after he playfully spanked her, then she responded with a frisky quo pro quid on his backside.
by BroccoliCheese November 25, 2022
Where a service is provided on its face pro bono (without payment), but the length of time spent and the complexity of the service means it is likely there is a quid pro quo settlement of the debt occurring somewhere quietly in the background.
The lawyers were acting for the defendant pro bono, but people suspected that it was actually a quid pro bono arrangement as there was no way the lawyer would work for that guilty defendant for free for so long.
by Mezmerina December 19, 2023