patient
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1. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | participant role, semantic role, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause (noun.communication) |
2. a person who requires medical care (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | case, |
| definition | : | a person requiring professional services (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | alexic, |
| definition | : | a person with alexia (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | analysand, |
| definition | : | a person undergoing psychoanalysis (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | arthritic, |
| definition | : | a person afflicted with arthritis (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hypertensive, |
| definition | : | a person who has abnormally high blood pressure (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hypochondriac, |
| definition | : | a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hypotensive, |
| definition | : | a person who has abnormally low blood pressure (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | index case, |
| definition | : | the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | inmate, inpatient, |
| definition | : | a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | outpatient, |
| definition | : | a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | vaccinee, |
| definition | : | a patient who has been vaccinated (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | doctor-patient relation, |
| definition | : | the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient (noun.linkdef) |
| member meronym | : | nurse-patient relation, |
| definition | : | the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient (noun.linkdef) |
3. enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance (adj.all)
| similar | : | diligent, persevering, |
| definition | : | quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness (adj.all) |
| similar | : | forbearing, longanimous, |
| definition | : | showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unhurried, |
| definition | : | capable of accepting delay with equanimity (adj.all) |
| also | : | tolerant, |
| definition | : | showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | impatient, |
| definition | : | restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | impatient, |
| definition | : | restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition (adj.all) |
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