patient

noun

/ˈpeɪʃnt/

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a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital
- cancer/AIDS/heart patients
- critically ill/elderly patients
- Hospitals are treating more patients than ever before.
- patients receiving/undergoing treatment
- patient with something patients with heart disease
- patient care/safety
Wordfinder
- cure
- doctor
- examine
- medicine
- patient
- practice
- prescribe
- receptionist
- specialist
- surgeon
Extra Examples
- Many patients present with conditions that cannot be easily diagnosed.
- Patients undergoing chemotherapy may be at a higher risk of infection.
- The patient has a severe heart condition.
- The patient was admitted to hospital yesterday.
- These patients are responding well to the new drug.
- A high proportion of their lung cancer patients had been heavy smokers.
Topics Medicinea2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- AIDS
- cancer
- cardiac
- …
verb + patient
- assess
- examine
- see
- …
patient + verb
- develop something
- have something
- suffer from something
- …
patient + noun
- care
preposition
- patient with
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a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc.
- He's one of Dr Shaw's patients.
- He only takes private patients.
see also private patient
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- AIDS
- cancer
- cardiac
- …
verb + patient
- assess
- examine
- see
- …
patient + verb
- develop something
- have something
- suffer from something
- …
patient + noun
- care
preposition
- patient with
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(grammar) the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence ‘I started the car’, the patient is car. compare agent

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.

patient

adjective

/ˈpeɪʃnt/

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able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry
- You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished.
- to be endlessly/infinitely/incredibly patient
- patient with somebody/something She's very patient with young children.
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- sound
- remain
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- with
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.

单词	patient
释义	patient noun /ˈpeɪʃnt/ /ˈpeɪʃnt/ jump to other results a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital cancer/AIDS/heart patients critically ill/elderly patients Hospitals are treating more patients than ever before. patients receiving/undergoing treatment patient with something patients with heart disease patient care/safety Wordfinder cure doctor examine medicine patient practice prescribe receptionist specialist surgeon Extra Examples Many patients present with conditions that cannot be easily diagnosed. Patients undergoing chemotherapy may be at a higher risk of infection. The patient has a severe heart condition. The patient was admitted to hospital yesterday. These patients are responding well to the new drug. A high proportion of their lung cancer patients had been heavy smokers. Topics Medicinea2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective AIDS cancer cardiac … verb + patient assess examine see … patient + verb develop something have something suffer from something … patient + noun care preposition patient with See full entry a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc. He's one of Dr Shaw's patients. He only takes private patients. see also private patient Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective AIDS cancer cardiac … verb + patient assess examine see … patient + verb develop something have something suffer from something … patient + noun care preposition patient with See full entry (grammar) the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence ‘I started the car’, the patient is car. compare agent Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati. patient adjective /ˈpeɪʃnt/ /ˈpeɪʃnt/ jump to other results able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished. to be endlessly/infinitely/incredibly patient patient with somebody/something She's very patient with young children. Topics Personal qualitiesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be sound remain … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about with See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.
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