patient

  • 31patient — patientless, adj. patiently, adv. patientness, n. /pay sheuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is under medical care or treatment. 2. a person or thing that undergoes some action. 3. Archaic. a sufferer or victim. adj. 4. bearing provocation, annoyance,… …

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  • 32patient — [[t]pe͟ɪʃ(ə)nt[/t]] ♦♦ patients 1) N COUNT A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor. The earlier the treatment is given, the better… …

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  • 33Patient X — Infobox Television episode Title = Patient X Series = The X Files Caption = Season = 5 Episode = 13 Airdate = February 22, 1998 Production = 5x13 Writer = Chris Carter Frank Spotnitz Director = Kim Manners Guests = Ron Halder John Moore Kurt Max… …

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  • 34Patient — 1. Der Patient hält den Arzt zuerst für einen Gott, danach für einen Engel und zuletzt, wenn es beginnt besser mit ihm zu werden, für einen Teufel. Nach Mathesy (285a) ein Wort des Dr. Esch; »denn,« fügt er hinzu: »Omnia sunt ingrata, nihil… …

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  • 35Patient 0 — Als Indexpatient (auch „Patient Null“, engl. patient zero) bezeichnet man in der Epidemiologie jene Person, von der aus die Ausbreitung einer Erkrankung, meist einer Infektion, ihren mutmaßlichen Ursprung genommen hat. Der Indexpatient im… …

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  • 36patient — 01. The hospital was so full that they had to move some [patients] into the hall because the rooms were too crowded. 02. The [patient] waited nervously for the doctor to tell her the results of her tests. 03. The children waited [patiently] for… …

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  • 37patient — pa|tient1 W1S2 [ˈpeıʃənt] n someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital patient 2 patient2 W3 adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of pati to suffer ] able to wait calmly for a long time… …

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  • 38patient — 1. adjective 1) I must ask you to be patient Syn: forbearing, uncomplaining, tolerant, resigned, stoical; calm, composed, even tempered, imperturbable, unexcitable, accommodating, understanding, indulgent; informal unflappable, cool 2) …

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  • 39patient — /ˈpeɪʃənt / (say payshuhnt) noun 1. someone who is under medical or surgical treatment. 2. a person or thing that undergoes action (opposed to agent). –adjective 3. enduring pain, trouble, affliction, hardship, etc., with fortitude, calmness, or… …

  • 40Patient — This interesting surname is of early medieval English and Old French origin, and is an example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. The nicknames were given in the first …

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