be+patient

  • 111patient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. invalid, case, victim; out or inpatient. See disease. adj. tolerant, indulgent, long suffering. See leniency, submission.Ant., impatient. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Enduring without complaint] Syn.… …

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  • 112patient — {{11}}patient (adj.) early 14c., bearing or enduring without complaint, from L. patientem (see PATIENCE (Cf. patience)). Related: Patiently. {{12}}patient (n.) suffering or sick person, late 14c., from O.Fr. pacient (n.), from the adj., from L.… …

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  • 113Patient — seltsamer Typ ♦ Mach nicht auf Patient = Stell dich nicht so an; Mann, du bist vielleicht ein Patient neuerdings! …

    Jugendsprache Lexikon

  • 114patient — pa•tient [[t]ˈpeɪ ʃənt[/t]] n. 1) med a person who is under medical care or treatment 2) a person or thing that undergoes some action 3) bearing provocation, annoyance, pain, etc., without complaint or anger 4) characterized by or expressing such …

    From formal English to slang

  • 115Patient — der Patient, en (Grundstufe) eine Person, die von einem Arzt behandelt wird Beispiele: Der Patient muss sofort operiert werden. Wie viele Patienten warten noch? …

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  • 116patient — Person under medical or psychiatric treatment and care. Person may be patient and physician patient privilege may apply, where physician attends person for purpose of giving professional aid, even though person attended is unconscious or unaware… …

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  • 117patient's bill of rights — A general statement of patient rights voluntarily adopted by most health care providers, covering matters such as access to care, patient dignity and confidentiality, personal safety, consent to treatment and explanation of charges. Similar… …

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  • 118patient of — adjective showing the capacity for endurance injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving a man patient of distractions • Syn: ↑tolerant • Similar to: ↑patient • Derivationally related forms: ↑tolerate …

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  • 119patient movement requirements center — A joint activity that coordinates patient movement. It is the functional merging of joint medical regulating processes, Services …

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  • 120Patient zéro — Le terme patient zéro est utilisé pour désigner la première personne d une épidémie à avoir été contaminée par un agent pathogène. Il peut être porteur sain, mais il est surtout à identifier pour contenir la maladie, et pour s assurer qu une… …

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