patient
a person who requires medical care
"the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
Type of:
case
sick person; diseased person; sufferer
Types:
alexic
analysand
arthritic
hypertensive
hypochondriac
hypotensive
index case
inpatient; inmate
outpatient
vaccinee
Parts:
doctor-patient relation
nurse-patient relation
Part of:
nurse-patient relation
nurse-patient relation
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