Patient

Patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider.

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Famous quotes containing the word patient:

    “Here the crow starves, here the patient stag
    Breeds for the rifle.”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

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    —Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)

    “While the doctors consult, the patient dies.”
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