status dramaticus
Meanings
noun
- The supposed illness affecting a patient who behaves in an overdramatic manner to seek attention or complain about their symptoms.
Word forms
Etymology
Based on status, as in status asthmaticus (“prolonged asthma attack”) or status epilepticus (“prolonged seizure”), and dramatic.
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