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Definition of: paranosis
(par′ə·nō′sis) noun Psychoanal.
The primary advantage obtained by a patient from subjective exploitation of his illness. Compare EPINOSIS. [<NL <Gk. para- beside + nosos sickness]
—par′a·no′sic adjective
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