I know, since I’m a physician. I’m just used to speaking with patients all day who refer to it as such.
OK, you get a pass for common usage. I just try to correct people who think that when they get it, there blood is somehow "thinner". . . LOL! I ran into a woman who was wondering if using it would give her "skinny" blood and help her lose weight! Yes, she was an Obama voter. . .