pseudopatient

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated}} A person who [[pretend]]s to be [[ill]], especially to [[gain#Verb|gain]] some [[benefit#Noun|benefit]].
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} A person who [[pose#Verb|poses]] as a [[patient#Noun|patient]] so that [[research#Noun|research]] may be [[conduct#Verb|conducted]] or [[staff#Noun|staff]] [[train#Verb|trained]].

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