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单词 heartsink patient
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Definition of heartsink patient in English:

heartsink patient

noun
British informal
  • (among doctors) a patient who makes frequent visits to a surgery, complaining of persistent but unidentifiable ailments.

    〈英,非正式〉(医生用语)经常来看病却查不出是何疾病的人,看病癖者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because such patients may evoke despair, anger, and frustration in doctors, they may be referred to as ‘heartsink patients,’ ‘difficult patients,’ ‘fat folder patients,’ and ‘chronic complainers.’
    • I recognised my scrawl and wondered if I had written this in desperation for something to do for another heartsink patient.
    • Imagine inviting your heartsink patients home for dinner.
    • My spell of tiredness has led me to investigate and investigate my heartsink patients.
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