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The correct spelling is patients.
How to pronounce patients
noun
Say it like: Pat-een-ts
The correct spelling is patients. A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person. For example: "The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient."
Usage Examples
“The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
- 2.(grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
- 3.One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
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