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noun
1.
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
2.
a person or thing that undergoes some action.
3.
Archaic. a sufferer or victim.
adjective
4.
bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.
5.
characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile.
6.
quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness: a patient worker.
7.
undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).
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Patients
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patient of,
a.
having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions.
b.
susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
pa·tient·less, adjective
pa·tient·ly, adverb
pa·tient·ness, noun
o·ver·pa·tient, adjective
qua·si-pa·tient, adjective
EXPANDqua·si-pa·tient·ly, adverb
su·per·pa·tient, adjective
su·per·pa·tient·ly, adverb
un·pa·tient, adjective
un·pa·tient·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. invalid. 4. uncomplaining, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, passive, calm. 5. quiet, serene, unruffled, unexcited, self-possessed, composed. 6. sedulous, assiduous, untiring.
1. invalid. 4. uncomplaining, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, passive, calm. 5. quiet, serene, unruffled, unexcited, self-possessed, composed. 6. sedulous, assiduous, untiring.
Antonyms
4. hostile. 5. impatient, agitated.
4. hostile. 5. impatient, agitated.
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Example Sentences
- More study is necessary to determine whether patients are benefiting, the report noted.
- Most of the patients woke up.
- At best, 25 to 30 percent of patients are alive five years after surgery.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
patient
"suffering or sick person," late 14c., from O.Fr. pacient (n.), from the adj., from L. patientem (see patience).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
patient pa·tient (pā'shənt)
n.
One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.
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