Spic
Derogatory term for a Spanish speaker.
Intravenous
Pertaining to the injection of a drug or anesthetic into a vein.
Queers
Slang for homosexual people (in context of the movie).
Shelved
Discard, Discontinued, Dropped.
Efficacy
Effectiveness, or ability to give desired effects/results.
Placebo
Medicine that is meant to help patients mentally and that does not have any true healing effects.
Susceptible
Capable of, likely to.
Regimen
Pattern of a routine for medical treatment.
Chinks
Derogatory slang for people of Chinese or even broadly Asian descendant.
Turquoise
Sky blue, greenish blue.
Croak
Slang for death.
