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1Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… …
2Patient care technician — Patient care technicians (PCT) work with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professional to provide direct patient care in a variety of healthcare environments. PCTs often have more contact with the patient than any other health care member… …
3Patient Abuse — is a sketch from the final episode of Monty Python s Flying Circus . The sketch is notable for being one of the few not written by a Monty Python member, and for its considerable amount of black humour. It was written by future Hitchhiker s Guide …
4patient — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ AIDS, cancer, cardiac, diabetic, heart, etc. ▪ surgical, transplant ▪ …
5patient — [[t]pe͟ɪʃ(ə)nt[/t]] ♦♦ patients 1) N COUNT A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor. The earlier the treatment is given, the better… …
6patient — I UK [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt] / US noun [countable] Word forms patient : singular patient plural patients *** someone who is receiving medical treatment Several patients complained about the treatment they received. cancer/AIDS etc patient (= someone being… …
7patient — pa|tient1 [ peıʃənt ] noun count *** someone who is receiving medical treatment: Several patients complained about the treatment they received. cancer/AIDS etc. patient (=someone being treated for cancer, AIDS, etc.): Cancer patients could… …
8patient — I adj. patient in; with II n. 1) to cure; handle; treat a patient 2) to discharge a patient (from a hospital) 3) an ambulatory; cardiac; comatose; hospital; mental; private patient * * * [ peɪʃ(ə)nt] cardiac comatose handle hospital …
9patient — pa|tient1 W1S2 [ˈpeıʃənt] n someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital patient 2 patient2 W3 adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of pati to suffer ] able to wait calmly for a long time… …
10patient*/*/*/ — [ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt] noun [C] I someone who is receiving medical treatment II adj patient */*/[ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt] someone who is patient is able to wait for a long time or deal with a difficult situation without becoming angry or upset Ant: impatient Susan s… …
