A patient or invalid is any person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment *. The person is most often ill or injured and is being treated by, or in need of treatment by, a physician or other medical professional. Health consumer or health care consumer is another name for patient, usually used by some governmental agencies, insurance companies, and/or patient groups.
Origin of word
The word
patient is derived from the
Latin word
patiens, the
present participle of the
deponent verb pati, meaning "to endure" or "to suffer".
Patient is also the adjective from of patience. Both senses of the word share a common origin.
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English Patient, The - Twitter SearchNow, on to "The English Patient," then Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-five"raydirector (A.R. Templeton) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:04:00 -0000
Now, on to "The English Patient," then Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-five"
17 more pages of "Waiting for the Barbarians", then I start on "The English Patient"raydirector (A.R. Templeton) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:06:54 -0000
17 more pages of "Waiting for the Barbarians", then I start on "The English Patient"
Charlie Rose (November 20, 1996) â A discussion on The English Patient; An interview with Blake Edwards. http://tinyurl.com/ygcjvayTV_OnDemand (New TV on Demand) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:53:13 -0000
Charlie Rose (November 20, 1996) ✇ A discussion on The English Patient; An interview with Blake Edwards. http://tinyurl.com/ygcjvay
Just watched The english patient, damn Ralph Fiennes is such a great actor! Now it's time for Georgia Rule (with Lindsay Lohan)tess2605 (Tessa) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:47:00 -0000
Just watched The english patient, damn Ralph Fiennes is such a great actor! Now it's time for Georgia Rule (with Lindsay Lohan)
@LiaKeyes Naveen Andrews is hot too from Lost! fell in love with him in The English Patient #kidlitchatlauram68 (Laura) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:19:55 -0000
@LiaKeyes Naveen Andrews is hot too from Lost! fell in love with him in The English Patient #kidlitchat
It's a good movie. It's three hours long. RT @ewaggg: @paigelorrabeth I'm currently reading the english patient!! Is it good as a movie?paigelorrabeth (Paige Goodman Wolven) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:15:36 -0000
It's a good movie. It's three hours long. RT @ewaggg: @paigelorrabeth I'm currently reading the english patient!! Is it good as a movie?
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