patient
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From Latin patiens, present participle of pati (“‘to suffer, endure’”); akin to Greek πάσχειν (paskhein), “‘to suffer’”); see pathos.
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patient (comparative more patient, superlative most patient)
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- content to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting; not bothered with having to wait; not unwilling to wait
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not losing one's temper while waiting
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patient (plural patients)
- A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
- A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a goal, target, or undergoer.
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someone who receives treatment from a doctor
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[edit] External links
- patient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- patient in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Danish
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patient c. (singular definite patienten, plural indefinite patienter)
- patient (person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person)
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Inflection of “patient”
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | patient | patienten | patienter | patienterne |
| genitive | patients | patientens | patienters | patienternes |
[edit] French
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patient m. (f. patiente, m. plural patients, f. plural patientes)
- patient
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patient m. (plural patients; feminine patiente, plural patientes)
- a patient, an outpatient
