Definition of heartsink patient in English:

heartsink patient

noun

British informal

单词	heartsink patient
释义	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. 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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