Legal Definition and Related Resources of Patient
Meaning of Patient
A sick person ; one under treatment or care as by physician or surgeon or in a hospital; hence a client of a physician, hospital or the like. Brown v Moore, (C.A.3d) 247 F.2d 711.
Synonyms of Patient
noun
- aeger
- aegrotus
- case
- convalescent
- convalescent case
- hospital case
- hospitalized person
- ill individual
- inmate
- invalid
- medical case
- one seeking cure
- onç seeking relief
- one undergoing therapy
- one undergoing treatment
- shutin
- sick individual
- sick person
- sickling
- victim
- Associated Concepts: doctorpatient privilege
adjective
- acquiescent
- agreeable
- assiduous
- calm
- comply composed
- constant
- continuing
- controlled
- decicr: determined
- diligent
- docile
- dogged
- dutiful
- enduring
- firm
- forbearing
- forgiving
- hard wr ri ing
- imperturbable
- indefatigable
- indulgent
- longsuffering
- longanimous
- mildtempered
- nonresisting
- pacificpatiens
- peaceable
- perseverant
- persevering
- perc ent
- persisting
- pertinacious
- philosophic
- placid
- ant
- plodding
- quiescent
- quiet
- quietly persever
- reconciled
- relentlessresigned
- resoluteresolved
- restrained
- sedulous
- selfcontrolled
- serene
- stead: steady
- stoic
- stoical
- submissive
- sympathetic
- terurcious
- tolerans
- tolerant
- tractable
- tranquil
- uncomplaining
- uncompromising
- undaunted
- understanding
- undeviating
- undiscourai
- t undisturbed
- unfaltering
- unflagging
- unflinching
- unperturbed
- unrelaxing
- unremiting
- unresisting
- unruffled
- unshaken
- unswerving
- untiring
- unvexed
- unwaveringunwearying
- unyielding
- yielding
- unswerving
- untiring
- unvexed
- unwaveringunwearying
- unyielding
- yielding
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Resources
See Also
- Communication
- Confidential
- Physician
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