Heartsink-patient Definition

noun

(informal, derogatory) A recurring patient who cannot be definitively cured, such as one whose condition is undiagnosable or untreatable or who presents nebulous symptoms.

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Singular:
heartsink-patient
Plural:
heartsink-patients

Origin of Heartsink-patient

  • From the idea that the patient's approach makes the doctor's heart sink in dread.

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