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Basket Case
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Basket Case
Slang for a patient with a dread disease or terminal illness; it now usually refers to one with a hopeless psychological condition, but was first used to refer to physical injuries, specifically as a macbre term quadruple amputees during World War I
basket case
Train wreck Vox populi A derogatory term for a Pt with a dread disease or a terminal illness; a person to be pitied
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