patient

[ pey-shuhnt ]

/ ˈpeɪ ʃənt /

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noun

a person who is under medical care or treatment.

a person or thing that undergoes some action.

Archaic. a sufferer or victim.

adjective

bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.

characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile.

quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness: a patient worker.

undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).

Idioms for patient

patient of,

having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions.
susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism.

Origin of patient

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

SYNONYMS FOR patient

1 invalid.

4 uncomplaining, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, passive, calm.

5 quiet, serene, unruffled, unexcited, self-possessed, composed.

6 sedulous, assiduous, untiring.

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ANTONYMS FOR patient

4 hostile.

5 impatient, agitated.

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OTHER WORDS FROM patient

pa·tient·less, adjectivepa·tient·ly, adverbpa·tient·ness, nouno·ver·pa·tient, adjective

quasi-patient, adjectivequa·si-pa·tient·ly, adverbsu·per·pa·tient, adjectivesu·per·pa·tient·ly, adverbun·pa·tient, adjectiveun·pa·tient·ly, adverb

Words nearby patient

pathosis, pathway, -pathy, Patiala, patience, patient, patient zero, patiki, patin, patina, patinaed

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for patient

For example, a patient may be allergic to an excipient in the newly refilled medicine with a different manufacturer.
The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you|By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation|September 15, 2020|Popular Science
Eleven health care providers — seven doctors, four nurses, a patient councillor and an endocrinologist — participated in the training.
Botswana group works to improve health care for trans, intersex people|Michael K. Lavers|September 14, 2020|Washington Blade
An early look at 45 patients shows that people who did the nose rinses, either saline alone or saline with soap, got rid of their headaches and nose congestion about a week earlier than the people who didn’t use rinses.
Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19|Laura Sanders|September 14, 2020|Science News
Cardiac MRIs revealed signs of heart inflammation in 60 of these patients after their infection.
College athletes show signs of possible heart injury after COVID-19|Aimee Cunningham|September 11, 2020|Science News

However, case-patients were more likely to have reported dining at a restaurant… in the 2 weeks before illness onset than were control-participants.
There’s now even more evidence that restaurant dining sharply increases COVID spread|Sy Mukherjee|September 11, 2020|Fortune
Doctors are prohibited from doing what a patient needs by rigid practice guidelines.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This not only defrauds the state out of thousands of dollars, but also deprives the patient who needs the drugs.
No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic|Dale Eisinger|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Within days of the first symptom, a headache, the patient was fighting for his life.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No trained medical provider could possibly expect to nourish a patient this way.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture|Russell Saunders|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Emergent procedures provide their benefit right away and have the awesome potential to rescue a patient from the brink of death.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That child was as truly an object of reverence to us as any patient sufferer of mature age.
Household Education|Harriet Martineau
Dr. Knox, then going off on foot to see a patient, came across the yard from the surgery at the same moment.
Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
It would kill the lad to bring him up, and as he is my patient, I have told him to stay below.
Peter Trawl|W. H. G. Kingston
The numerous enquiries which the patient had made, furnished him with materials for reflexion.
Observations on Madness and Melancholy|John Haslam
For Lady Arabella, though it cannot be said that she was ill, was always a patient.
Framley Parsonage|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for patient

patient

/ (ˈpeɪʃənt) /

adjective

enduring trying circumstances with even temper

tolerant; understanding

capable of accepting delay with equanimity

persevering or diligenta patient worker

archaic admitting of a certain interpretation

noun

a person who is receiving medical care

rare a person or thing that is the recipient of some action

Derived forms of patient

patiently, adverb

Word Origin for patient

C14: see patience

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for patient

patient

[ pā′shənt ]

n.

One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.

单词	patient
释义	patient [ pey-shuhnt ] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR patient ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is under medical care or treatment. a person or thing that undergoes some action. Archaic. a sufferer or victim. adjective bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like. characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile. quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness: a patient worker. undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent). Idioms for patient patient of, having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions. susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism. Origin of patient 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 SYNONYMS FOR patient 1 invalid. 4 uncomplaining, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, passive, calm. 5 quiet, serene, unruffled, unexcited, self-possessed, composed. 6 sedulous, assiduous, untiring. SEE SYNONYMS FOR patient ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR patient 4 hostile. 5 impatient, agitated. SEE ANTONYMS FOR patient ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM patient pa·tient·less, adjectivepa·tient·ly, adverbpa·tient·ness, nouno·ver·pa·tient, adjective quasi-patient, adjectivequa·si-pa·tient·ly, adverbsu·per·pa·tient, adjectivesu·per·pa·tient·ly, adverbun·pa·tient, adjectiveun·pa·tient·ly, adverb Words nearby patient pathosis, pathway, -pathy, Patiala, patience, patient, patient zero, patiki, patin, patina, patinaed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for patient For example, a patient may be allergic to an excipient in the newly refilled medicine with a different manufacturer. The ‘inactive' ingredients in your pills could harm you\|By Yelena Ionova/The Conversation\|September 15, 2020\|Popular Science Eleven health care providers — seven doctors, four nurses, a patient councillor and an endocrinologist — participated in the training. Botswana group works to improve health care for trans, intersex people\|Michael K. Lavers\|September 14, 2020\|Washington Blade An early look at 45 patients shows that people who did the nose rinses, either saline alone or saline with soap, got rid of their headaches and nose congestion about a week earlier than the people who didn’t use rinses. Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19\|Laura Sanders\|September 14, 2020\|Science News Cardiac MRIs revealed signs of heart inflammation in 60 of these patients after their infection. College athletes show signs of possible heart injury after COVID-19\|Aimee Cunningham\|September 11, 2020\|Science News However, case-patients were more likely to have reported dining at a restaurant… in the 2 weeks before illness onset than were control-participants. There’s now even more evidence that restaurant dining sharply increases COVID spread\|Sy Mukherjee\|September 11, 2020\|Fortune Doctors are prohibited from doing what a patient needs by rigid practice guidelines. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans\|Philip K. Howard\|December 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This not only defrauds the state out of thousands of dollars, but also deprives the patient who needs the drugs. No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic\|Dale Eisinger\|December 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Within days of the first symptom, a headache, the patient was fighting for his life. The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014\|William Boot\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST No trained medical provider could possibly expect to nourish a patient this way. ‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture\|Russell Saunders\|December 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Emergent procedures provide their benefit right away and have the awesome potential to rescue a patient from the brink of death. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery\|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD\|November 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That child was as truly an object of reverence to us as any patient sufferer of mature age. Household Education\|Harriet Martineau Dr. Knox, then going off on foot to see a patient, came across the yard from the surgery at the same moment. Johnny Ludlow, Third Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood It would kill the lad to bring him up, and as he is my patient, I have told him to stay below. Peter Trawl\|W. H. G. Kingston The numerous enquiries which the patient had made, furnished him with materials for reflexion. Observations on Madness and Melancholy\|John Haslam For Lady Arabella, though it cannot be said that she was ill, was always a patient. Framley Parsonage\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for patient patient / (ˈpeɪʃənt) / adjective enduring trying circumstances with even temper tolerant; understanding capable of accepting delay with equanimity persevering or diligenta patient worker archaic admitting of a certain interpretation noun a person who is receiving medical care rare a person or thing that is the recipient of some action Derived forms of patient patiently, adverb Word Origin for patient C14: see patience Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to patient gentle, forgiving, tolerant, calm, quiet, inmate, case, victim, subject, sufferer, long-suffering, understanding, convalescent, emergency, invalid, shut-in, outpatient, accommodating, composed, enduring Medical definitions for patient patient [ pā′shənt ] n. One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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patient

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