Definition:

Medical students' syndrome is a temporary, hypochondria-like mental condition that strikes medical students, causing them to believe that they are suffering from the diseases that they're studying. By some reports, up to 80% of medical students experience it at some point as a result of studying such frightening diseases in such a highly suggestible environment.

Usage:

Professor: "I wonder how many of them will suffer medical students' syndrome this year."

Synonyms:

hypochondriac

Created Aug 08, 2009