Privatpatient

German

Etymology

privat +‎ Patient

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʀiˈvaːtpaˌt͡si̯ɛnt]

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• Hyphenation: Pri‧vat‧pa‧ti‧ent

Noun

Privatpatient m (genitive Privatpatienten, plural Privatpatienten, feminine Privatpatientin)

1. (Germany, healthcare, colloquial) A patient who is member of a private health insurance, as opposed to a member of an insurance that belongs to the national health insurance system.

Antonyms

• Kassenpatient

Further reading

• Privatpatient on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Privatpatient” in Duden online