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status dramaticus

status dramaticus noun: the supposed illness affecting a patient who behaves in an overdramatic manner to seek attention or complain about their symptoms.

Noun

status dramaticus (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, medicine and nursing) The supposed illness affecting a patient who behaves in an overdramatic manner to seek attention or complain about their symptoms.

Origin of status dramaticus

Based on status, as in status asthmaticus (“prolonged asthma attack”) or status epilepticus (“prolonged seizure”), and dramatic.

Questions about status dramaticus

What does status dramaticus mean?
Status dramaticus means the supposed illness affecting a patient who behaves in an overdramatic manner to seek attention or complain about their symptoms.
What part of speech is status dramaticus?
Status dramaticus is a noun.

Words near status dramaticus in the dictionary

  1. status card
  2. status cards
  3. status conference
  4. status conferences
  5. status constructus
  6. status dramaticus
  7. status effect
  8. status effects
  9. status epilepticus
  10. status group
  11. status groups

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