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heartsink

/ ˈhɑːtˌsɪŋk /

noun

    1. a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
    2. ( as modifier )

      heartsink patients



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Word History and Origins

Origin of heartsink1

C20: so-called because the patient's appearance in the surgery makes the doctor's heart sink

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