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patient

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Also known as patients, medical patient, human patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

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A patient is a person who receives medical care from a healthcare professional like a doctor, nurse, or dentist. Patients are typically people who are sick or injured and need treatment to get better.

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  • Etymology
  • Outpatients and inpatients
  • Day patient
  • Alternative terminology
  • Patient-centered healthcare
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A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

==Etymology== The word patient originally meant 'one who suffers'. This English noun comes from the Latin word , the present participle of the deponent verb, , meaning , and akin to the Greek verb ( ) and its cognate noun ().

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