One who is receiving health services; sometimes used synonymously with consumer.
Being able to wait a long time without becoming annoyed.
A person who has established a contractual relationship with a health care provider for that provider to care for that person. A patient may or may not be ill or injured. A patient who is ill or injured, or who otherwise presents a health problem, is often referred to as a “case.”
One who suffers from a medical condition requiring treatment by a clinician.
A person with injury, physical or mental disorder or disease, or abnormality who comes into the care of a health professional or of an institution responsible for providing care to such persons. Professions more politically correct than medicine have adopted the term ‘client’ perhaps due to a misunderstanding of the meaning of the word, patient.