Definition: Medical student's disease is a form of nosophobia (fear of having a disease). It is named for medical students, who have a tendency to temporarily develop the symptoms of each new disease that they study.
Definition of Medical Student's Disease
By Lisa Fritscher, About.com
Updated: July 2, 2008
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
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