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“pathopleiosis”
A tendency to magnify the importance of one's disease: Because of her eye illness Jane couldn't see properly anymore, and used this as an excuse to have her husband read the newspaper out loud to her, although she could read the online version very easily herself. This method that Jane used is termed pathopleiosis.
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path-, patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy
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pleio-, plei-, pleo-, pleon-, plio-
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