Definition: A patient is a person receiving medical or surgical care. A person does not need to be sick to be a patient, but most patients are ill, injured or in need of some type of treatment or therapy.
Also Known As: patients,
Common Misspellings: patiens, patents, patiets, pacients, pasients,
Examples:
The patient was asked to put on a hospital gown so he could be examined by a physician.
