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Malingerer n. : In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.

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Malingering and Illness Deception, patients, symptoms, history, Diagnosis, Detection, free encyclopedia, mental illness, Treatment, factitious disorders, physician, illness, military, signs and symptoms, the American, DSM-IV-TR, Behavior, society.

Defination from the web:
Malingerer) Jump to: navigation, search. Malingering. Classification and ... Malingerers take up the time and energy of medical personnel, as well as requiring detailed and expensive testing to rule out obscure conditions. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) skulker
  (noun) shammer
  (noun) shirker
  (noun) slacker


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