Patient

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See also: patient and patiënt

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Patient (plural Patients)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Patient is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Patient is most common among White (79.57%) individuals.

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German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈt͡si̯ɛnt/
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Noun

Patient m (weak, genitive Patienten, plural Patienten, feminine Patientin)

  1. (medicine) patient (male or of unspecified sex or female)
    • 1976, Margit von Kerekjarto, editor, Medizinische Psychologie, 2nd edition, page 255:
      Der weibliche Patient, der z. B. vom Arzt bewundert werden will, rivalisiert z. B. gleichzeitig mit der Stationsschwester um die Zuwendung des Arztes.
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    • 1985, W. Langosch, editor, Psychische Bewältigung der chronischen Herzerkrankung, page 50:
      Hätte man nach allgemeinen Verständnis erwartet, daß eher der männliche Patient in der Gefahr ist, sich durch hyperaktives, gereiztes Verhalten zu exponieren und im Gegensatz dazu der weibliche Patient auf Streßsituationen eher mit Rückzug und Depression reagiert, so legen die vorliegenden Daten das genaue Gegenteil nahe.
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Declension

Declension of Patient
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Patient die Patienten
genitive eines des Patienten der Patienten
dative einem dem Patienten den Patienten
accusative einen den Patienten die Patienten

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