patients

/P EY1 SH AH0 N T S/
noun
  1. 1

    A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

  2. 2

    (grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.

    โ€œThe subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.โ€

  3. 3

    One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.

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