Patient

A patient is any person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment http://www.answers.com/patient&r=67. A patient is 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.

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The word patient is derived from the Latin pati meaning "to suffer".

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Ill: Ill can refer to one of these things:...

Injured: redirect injury...

Treatment: Treatment may refer to:...

Patient related Images and Photos (experimental)

Patient Lovers	The English Patient	The English Patient	Love Is Patient
Mental Patient Going for an Early Morning Walk	The Patient Model from 'Leisure Hour' 1888	Sick Looking Patient and Her Nurse	Patient is Pinned Down and Involuntarily Castrated
Mental Patient at la Salpetriere Sitting on Her Bed in Phase Gaie	Physician and Patient 1952	Mental Patient at la Salpetriere Going Through the Phase of Contortions	Mental Patient at la Salpetriere Going Through the Phase of Large Movements