patiënt
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of pati (“to suffer, endure”); akin to Greek πάσχειν (páskhein, “to suffer”); see pathos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]patiënt m (plural patiënten, diminutive patiëntje n, feminine patiënte)
- (medicine) patient, someone who receives therapeutic treatment
- (figuratively) someone/something getting some help
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