patient
[ pey-shuhnt ]
/ ˈpeɪ ʃənt /
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noun
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
a person or thing that undergoes some action.
Archaic. a sufferer or victim.
adjective
OTHER WORDS FOR patient
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Idioms about patient
- having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions.
- susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism.
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Origin of patient
1275–1325; Middle English pacient (adj. and noun) <Middle French <Latin patient- (stem of patiēns), present participle of patī to undergo, suffer, bear; see -ent
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British Dictionary definitions for patient
patient
/ (ˈpeɪʃənt) /
adjective
noun
a person who is receiving medical care
rare a person or thing that is the recipient of some action
Derived forms of patient
patiently, adverbWord Origin for patient
C14: see patience
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Medical definitions for patient
patient
[ pā′shənt ]
n.
One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.
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