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patient

[pay-shuhnt] / หˆpeษช สƒษ™nt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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One evening, he did, and the patient Packer took him to the Animal Care and Control facility.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Nov. 3, 2026

But AI demands the kind of patient, capital-intensive spending that law firms are structurally ill-equipped to make.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 2, 2026

“We’re a patient bull for tech,” he said, cautioning about more downside potential before “tech reasserts its leadership.”

From MarketWatch โ— Nov. 2, 2026

BBC News NI was given access to see the Da Vinci in action - and, like a real-life sci-fi creation, it has multiple towering robotic arms that hover over the patient.

From BBC โ— Nov. 2, 2026

Maybe she puts this crumb under there before every new patient to sort out the true wackos.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Practice 1 Keir Hardie Health Park said it could not discuss individual cases but encouraged patients to "make a second appointment" if they had concerns about their health or care.

From BBC โ— Nov. 2, 2026

Some dissuaded even the sickest patients from taking medication.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Nov. 2, 2026

By uncovering how these interactions affect cancer treatment, researchers hope to identify new approaches that reproduce the beneficial effects without exposing patients to the health risks associated with obesity.

From Science Daily โ— Nov. 2, 2026

A new pilot clinic to help breast cancer patients manage complex menopause after treatment has now opened in Brighton.

From BBC โ— Nov. 2, 2026

But 130 patients who were confined to their beds, as well as 98 residents of a nursing home who could not be moved, were left behind without staff to care for them.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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