patient
noun
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
patients
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pluralof patient.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The company said one study found patients who received this vaccine had lower hospitalization rates than adults who received other flu shots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Dementia can make patients angry, or placid, or childlike, or even seem to time travel in their minds to where they believe they are children again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Continually rising costs of "pretty much everything," he explained, from IV equipment to the food served to patients.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Cognitive symptoms could include illusions or hallucinations — some patients report sensing a shadowy figure nearby — and difficulties with problem solving and navigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The patients who come to the Damasios' clinic are not victims of blasting accidents.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
