pseudopatient

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pseudopatient

/ˌs(j)uːdəʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ UK
/ˈs(j)uːdəʊˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ UK
/ˌsudoʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ US
/ˈsudoʊˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ US

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From pseudo- + patient.

noun pseudopatients

dated A person who pretends to be ill, especially to gain some benefit. [W]e were informed of a Frank physician who had been rewarded for his professional services by the present of a house, valued at five thousand dollars. […] The original proprietor appeared, and was received with great courtesy by the doctor, who prescribed immediately for some chronic disease of whi
Similar: malingerer
A person who poses as a patient so that research may be conducted or staff trained. Most of the pseudopatients were falsely diagnosed with mental disorders.

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noun person who pretends to be ill, especially to gain some benefit — see also malingerer

中文	假病人 Jiǎ bìngrén

noun person who poses as a patient for research or staff training

中文	假病人 Jiǎ bìngrén

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@misc{pseudopatient_2026,
  title = {pseudopatient},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pseudopatient},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}