Someone who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
enduring without protest or complaint
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
a person who requires medical care
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
