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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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That gap between the science and patient and doctor awareness is what investors are chasing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

At UC hospitals, union members work in cafeterias, as radiology technologists, nurse’s aides and patient transporters, among other roles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The findings suggest the approach could work alongside chemotherapy and other existing cancer therapies to improve patient outcomes.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The BBC submitted Freedom of Information requests to all NHS hospital and mental health trusts in England to ask how many times staff had reported being racially abused by a patient.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

There was the possibility of slowing the virus enough to give him many more years of life, he told the patient.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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