patiënt

See also: patient and Patient

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /pɑˈʃɛnt/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ti‧ent
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

patiënt m (plural patiënten, diminutive patiëntje n)

1. (medicine) patient, someone who receives therapeutic treatment
2. (figuratively) someone/something getting some help

Derived terms

• hartpatiënt
• maagpatiënt
• patiëntenzorg

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pasiënt
• → Indonesian: pasien