Patients ˈpeɪʃnt Treatment Person Noun Cancer/Aids/Heart Critically Ill/Elderly

• cancer/aids/heart patients
• critically ill/elderly patients
• hospitals are treating more patients than ever before.
• patients receiving/undergoing treatment

patient

1. a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital
• cancer/AIDS/heart patients
• critically ill/elderly patients
• Hospitals are treating more patients than ever before.
• patients receiving/undergoing treatment
• patients with heart disease
• patient care/safety

Extra Examples

• Many patients present with conditions that cannot be easily diagnosed.
• Patients undergoing chemotherapy may be at a higher risk of infection.
• The patient has a severe heart condition.
• The patient was admitted to hospital yesterday.
• These patients are responding well to the new drug.
• A high proportion of their lung cancer patients had been heavy smokers.
2. a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc.
• SEE ALSO private patient
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/private-patient
• He's one of Dr Shaw's patients.
• He only takes private patients.
3. the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence ‘I started the car’, the patient is car.
• COMPARE agent
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/agent

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.