patients

/ˈpeɪʃənts/

nounpa · tients

Think: a doctor has PATIENTS—there’s an "ie" in pat-IE-nts, like "I" am waiting to be seen.

Yes, it's patients. Don’t confuse it with patience (waiting calmly). Patients ends with -ents and has "ie" after the t: pat-IE-nts.

Definition

  1. nounpeople who are receiving medical care or treatment, especially in a hospital or clinic

Examples

  • “The doctor checked on her patients before lunch.”
  • “The clinic added more chairs so patients could wait comfortably.”
  • “Nurses explained the new medication to the patients and answered questions.”

Synonyms

sick peoplehospitalized peopleclientscasesinpatients

Translations

ES pacientesPT pacientesFR patients

Common misspellings

patentspatienspatintspatiantspateintspatiencepatiennts

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