patient
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈpeɪʃənt/
- Specialized
:
paciente (lingüística)
- So it's that fine balance of figuring out what the patient needs based on their body.
Examples
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X might be what you know about the patient at diagnosis.
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The speech therapist worked closely with the patient to help improve their communication skills.
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"I usually run into a few of my patients here," he said.
Fiction book (1992) -
Course most of my patients usually have four legs.
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A second similar recording was made after the patient had been wearing the shoe for 3 minutes.
Academic text (1994) -
At the time of her visit to our institution, the patient was unaidable.
Academic text (1999) -
Well we don't do a lot of things by the book here, but sometimes that's not what the patient needs.
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David: I've been studying your patient and I've come to several conclusions.
Fiction book (1998) -
Aging and obesity push the predisposed patient toward the severe end of the sleep apnea spectrum.
Academic text (1999) -
The doctor explained the treatment plan to the patient so they would understand what to expect.
Synonyms
A person or thing that an action happens to in a sentence
A person or thing that an action happens to but does not cause
Compounds
- Specialized
3
7.0
First known person infected in an outbreak who may spread the disease to others
- Formal
The way a nurse and a patient work together, with the nurse trying to help and protect the patient's health
- Formal
A legal right that keeps what a patient tells their doctor private unless the patient agrees to share it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Patient in grammar comes from the Latin patiens, 'one who suffers', so the grammatical patient is the thing that is affected or 'suffers' an action, which helps you remember it is the receiver, not the doer.