patient (n)

n10405694

type n
lex_filenum 18
def a person who requires medical care
examples the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly
Outgoing links
Hypernym case; sick person, diseased person, sufferer
Member holonym doctor-patient relation; nurse-patient relation
Hyponym alexic; analysand; arthritic; hypertensive; hypochondriac; hypotensive; index case; inpatient, inmate; outpatient; vaccinee
Incoming links
Hypernym alexic; analysand; arthritic; hypertensive; hypochondriac; hypotensive; index case; inpatient, inmate; outpatient; vaccinee
Hyponym case; sick person, diseased person, sufferer
Member meronym doctor-patient relation; nurse-patient relation

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