worried well

Noun

plural plural-only

(medicine) Users of medical or psychiatric services who are not suffering from any diagnosable disease.

Japanese Meaning

診断可能な病気を持たないにもかかわらず、健康や精神状態に不安を感じて医療サービスを利用する人々 / 実際の疾病が認められないが、健康への心配や不安から医師の診察を受ける人々

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The clinic was overwhelmed by the worried well who sought reassurance for minor symptoms.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その診療所は、診断可能な病気がないにもかかわらず医療や精神科のサービスを求め、軽い症状に対する安心を得ようとする人々であふれていた。

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(medicine) Users of medical or psychiatric services who are not suffering from any diagnosable disease.

In cities with a high and more visible number of men becoming sick and dying from AIDS, the worried well report panic attacks, somatic preoccupations, and difficulty functioning on the job because of obsessional worrying about the syndrome.

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