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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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She added that she knew it was "not a positive experience" for patients, but if she could "send a woman back to her family" with fewer worries, then she had done her job.

From BBC

Only then is a doctor authorized to administer the lethal drugs on the date and time the patient has chosen.

From Barron's

The first of 16 new walk-in clinics across Scotland where patients have access to GP-led care without an appointment is now open.

From BBC

The NHS was thought to have only two weeks' supply in stock and so was focussing on emergency patients and the most complex cases on the waiting list.

From BBC

Disc’s pill proved a godsend for patients: It reduced levels of the toxic protein by 40% on average and symptoms by 75%.

From The Wall Street Journal