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status dramaticus en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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