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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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They analyzed liver tissue samples from patients at different stages of disease, including individuals who had not yet developed cancer.

From Science Daily

My father’s memorial service overflowed with friends, former patients and neighbors, each one with a story about how he’d helped them, laughed with them or simply made them feel less alone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Uber’s lawsuit alleged that many patients underwent an unnecessary spinal fusion that takes months to recover from in order to get a larger settlement.

From Los Angeles Times

Another Phase 3 trial testing relacorilant in patients with Cushing syndrome and high blood pressure failed to meet its primary efficacy endpoint, though secondary measures were successful.

From Barron's

Shares of Structure Therapeutics more than doubled in December when it reported 15% weight loss by patients in a Phase 2 trial of its pill, compared with 12% in studies of the Lilly pill.

From Barron's