noun
General Slang
professional patient
pruh-FESH-uh-nul PAY-shunt · noun · slang
Someone who habitually feigns or seeks illness/care
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Definitions
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A person who repeatedly presents seeking a sick role, tests or admission without genuine acute need.
“He knows every symptom to say — a real professional patient.”
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professional patient In A Sentence
He knows every symptom to say — a real professional patient.
Origin & Usage
US/UK medical slang; overlaps with factitious presentations.
People Also Ask
What is a 'professional patient'?
Slang for someone who repeatedly presents seeking a sick role, tests or admission without a genuine acute need.
Is this the same as malingering?
It overlaps with malingering and factitious presentations, but the term is informal shorthand rather than a formal diagnosis.
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