From a medical standpoint, to dump can mean one of two things:
- To dispose of a patient in a careless or hurried away, usually onto the Medicine service[1][2][3]; or
- To dispose of a significant other in a careless or hurried away[4]
References
- Jump up ↑ Friday “Dump Job” Ends Back on Hospitalist
- Jump up ↑ The Difference Between a Medicine Service and a Garbage Dump
- Jump up ↑ Infographic: Who Should Really Be Primary?
- Jump up ↑ Say It Isn’t So: OB Dumps GYN, Now Dating ENT