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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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The project focuses on finding better ways to detect and treat aggressive breast cancer by identifying biological clues that reveal how the disease behaves in each patient.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

For Day, the key to his 68 was staying patient.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Jenna now understood what that A&E patient had been going through.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The FDA has maintained that the study design makes it difficult to determine how much RP1 contributes to patient outcomes.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Here it is: ‘Comfort the frightened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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