Patient and mortuary neglect — Neglect is defined as giving little attention to or to leave undone or unattended to, especially through carelessness. Mortuary neglect can comprise many things, such as bodies being stolen from the morgue, or bodies being mixed up and the wrong… … Wikipedia
patient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. invalid, case, victim; out or inpatient. See disease. adj. tolerant, indulgent, long suffering. See leniency, submission.Ant., impatient. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Enduring without complaint] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
patient — patientless, adj. patiently, adv. patientness, n. /pay sheuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is under medical care or treatment. 2. a person or thing that undergoes some action. 3. Archaic. a sufferer or victim. adj. 4. bearing provocation, annoyance,… … Universalium
patient — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English pacient, from Anglo French, from Latin patient , patiens, from present participle of pati to suffer; perhaps akin to Greek pēma suffering Date: 14th century 1. bearing pains or trials calmly or without… … New Collegiate Dictionary
patient — {{11}}patient (adj.) early 14c., bearing or enduring without complaint, from L. patientem (see PATIENCE (Cf. patience)). Related: Patiently. {{12}}patient (n.) suffering or sick person, late 14c., from O.Fr. pacient (n.), from the adj., from L.… … Etymology dictionary
patient — pa•tient [[t]ˈpeɪ ʃənt[/t]] n. 1) med a person who is under medical care or treatment 2) a person or thing that undergoes some action 3) bearing provocation, annoyance, pain, etc., without complaint or anger 4) characterized by or expressing such … From formal English to slang
complaint — A disorder, disease, or symptom, or the description of it. [O.Fr. complainte, fr. L. complango, to lament] chief c. the primary symptom that a patient states as the reason for seeking medical care. * * * com·plaint kəm plānt n a bodily ailment or … Medical dictionary
Chief complaint — The Chief Complaint formally known as CC in the medical field, or termed Presenting Complaint (PC) in the UK, is a concise statement describing the symptom, problem, condition, diagnosis, physician recommended return, or other factor that is the… … Wikipedia
Glossary of alternative medicine — This is a glossary for terms and concepts being used in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), an umbrella term for a large number of practices that fall outside the scope of conventional medicine. NOTOC AAcupunctureAcupuncture is the… … Wikipedia
Analysis — A psychology term for processes used to gain understanding of complex emotional or behavioral issues. * * * 1. The breaking up of a chemical compound or mixture into simpler elements; a process by which the composition of a substance is… … Medical dictionary
industrial medicine — or occupational medicine Branch of medicine dealing with workers health and the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries in the workplace. Workplace hazards include exposure to dangerous materials including asbestos and coal dust,… … Universalium