paziente
patient
noun pah-tsee-EHN-teh Less Common
Origin: from Latin patiens 'suffering'
Usage Note
Paziente is both a noun for someone under medical care and an adjective meaning patient (tolerant). As an adjective it is invariable in gender: un uomo paziente, una donna paziente. The noun plural is pazienti.
Examples
"Il medico visita il paziente."
Natural Translation
The doctor examines the patient.
Literal Translation
The doctor visits the patient.
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