Patient

From Wikinfo

A patient is the name given to any person who is ill and is being treated by, or in need of treatment by, a physician or other medical professional. It is derived from the Latin pati meaning "to suffer".

See also

• Medicine
• Patient empowerment
• Patients' Bill of Rights (US)

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Patient" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient, used under the GNU Free Documentation License