Patients

noun

Word Frequency: 156.0

Definitions

1.nounA person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

2.noun(grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.

"The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient."

3.nounOne who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.

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