"doorknob question" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: doorknob questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} doorknob question (plural doorknob questions)
  1. (medicine) A question asked by a patient at the very end of a clinical visit, raising important information about the patient's condition that should have been mentioned earlier. Related terms: doorknob phenomenon
    Sense id: en-doorknob_question-en-noun-8Br9Rr17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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