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:

    “While the doctors consult, the patient dies.”
    —English proverb.

    “Beware the fury of a patient man.”
    —John Dryden (1631–1700)

    “I am like a doctor. I have written a prescription to help the patient. If the patient doesn’t want all the pills I’ve recommended that’s up to him. But I must warn that next time I will have to come as a surgeon with a knife.”
    —Javier Pérez De Cuéllar (b. 1920)