"worried well" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined in 1970 by Sidney Garfield, founder of Kaiser Permanente. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} worried well pl (plural only)
  1. (medicine) Users of medical or psychiatric services who are not suffering from any diagnosable disease. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: hypochondria
    Sense id: en-worried_well-en-noun--evO1mf0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: medicine, sciences

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