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    [Adjective]  | "pa*tient" | \ ˈpā-shənt \


    1: bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint

    2: manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain

    3: not hasty or impetuous


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English pacient, from Anglo-French, from Latin patient-, patiens, from present participle of pati to suffer; perhaps akin to Greek pēma suffering;

    [Noun]  | "pa*tient" | \ ˈpā-shənt \


    1: an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment

    2: the recipient of any of various personal services

    3: one that is acted upon


    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: {patient:1 };

    [Noun]  | "patient dumping" 


    1: dumping


    Origin: 1973 ;

    [Noun]  | "patient zero" 


    1: a person identified as the first to become infected with an illness or disease in an outbreak; especially : a person documented as being the first known case of a communicable disease in a particular population or region


    Origin: 1987 ;

    [Noun]  | "index patient" 


    1: an individual affected with the first known case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family : index case


    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Noun]  | "private patient" 


    1: a person who gets and pays for medical treatment outside of the National Health Service

    [Noun]  | "dump*ing" | \ ˈdəm-piŋ \


    1: the act of one that dumps; especially : the selling of goods in quantity at below market price

    2: the practice of refusing emergency medical care to poor or uninsured patients or of referring them to another hospital without that hospital's consent —called also patient dumping


    Origin: 1857 ;

    [Noun]  | "patient" 


    1: an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment;


      * e.g., " ... the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown "



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    [Noun]  | "dumping" 


    1: the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless;


      * e.g., " ... the dumping of last year's fashions by the garment manufacturers "



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    [Adjective]  | "patient" 


    1: accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint;


      * e.g., " ... you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long "





    2: continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement;


      * e.g., " ... a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts "



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     [ "patient" ]

    1: Showing patience; someone who is able to wait for a long period of time with little or no complaint, despite obstacles and difficulties. Considered a virtue. Someone who dosen't bitch as often.

      * e.g.,  ... Jennifer: Wow, we got lost for three hours in San Diego in the hot sun and Alan didn't complain at all! Kate: Wow, what a patient guy! unlike most of the population who bitch a lot. Jennifer: I know....bitches! 

     [ "patient" ]

    1: A client of a medical clinic. Does not turn up for appointments. Turns up without an appointment. Makes appointments.

      * e.g.,  ... An impatient patient who saps the patience from patient clinic staff. 


     [ "patient" ]

    2: Changes appointments.


     [ "patient" ]

    3: Does not turn up for appointments.


     [ "patient" ]

    4: Complains about payment.


     [ "patient" ]

    5: Does not pay for appointment. Terrorises clinic staff with loud, angry outbursts. Terrifies other patients with inappropriate anecdotes. Refers other patients.


     [ "patient" ]

    6: Process starts once again.

     [ "patient" ]

    1: Able to tolerate difficult situations calmly and without getting angry or annoyed.

      * e.g.,  ... 10-year-old Linus and his 9-year-old brother Luke are very patient with their 3-year-old twin cousins Jason and Jon whenever they have to watch them. 

     [ "The Patient" ]

    1: The character that the My Chemical Romance album The Black Parade is centered around. He is battling a disease and when he dies, death comes to him in the form of a parade of people in black marching band outfits. This concept is based off of Gerard Way's belief that death comes to you in the form of your fondest memory.

      * e.g.,  ... The Patient sees death as a Black Parade. 

     [ "Patienting" ]

    1: the act of being patient

      * e.g.,  ... "im very good at teaching and patienting" 

     [ "a patient" ]

    1: a person with mental issue of some kind.....or is socially inept. as in, 'don't bother with him - he's a patient' (originated in UK prisons during the early 1980's and is in wide use inside today)

      * e.g.,  ... I'd stray away from him - he's a patient . 'he's on medication - he's a patient'. 

     [ "Patient" ]

    1: A way of referring to a person who may be showing simptoms, signs of being a simp. A patient, like simp, is someone who puts themselves in a submissive position for coochie. We hope to find a cure soon.

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn, Seb was being such a patient, he was displaying simptoms everywhere." "Do you think it's best for the doctors to step in?" 

     [ "patiently" ]

    1: calm your tits and shut up

      * e.g.,  ... “wait patiently”- mom 

     [ "Patient" ]

    1: A female fuck buddy, employing that she is going for a dick appointment (sex)

      * e.g.,  ... Yo dude did you make Bianca your patient? She totally wants An appointment with you. 

     [ "Patient Zero" ]

    1: Patient Zero is the first human infected by a new or recently discovered viral or bacterial outbreak. They usually have the most basic, least mutated form of the disease, which may either make them invaluable to medical efforts or completely useless. They can also often be used to determine where the disease came from.

      * e.g.,  ... Becky in Contagion was Patient Zero 

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