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sick role

sick role Sick role is the socially recognized set of expectations that relieves a person of blame for being ill and releases them from some usual duties or responsibilities.

Sick role is the socially recognized set of expectations that relieves a person of blame for being ill and releases them from some usual duties or responsibilities.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Sick Role” (D012803).
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