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Meaning of patient

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  patient
      adj 1: 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" [ant: {impatient}]
      n 1: a person who requires medical care; "the number of
           emergency patients has grown rapidly"
      2: 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 [syn: {affected role}, {patient role},
         {patient}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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