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Sign in to saveA 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 ().