patient
I
adjective
acquiescent, agreeable, assiduous, calm, compliant, composed, constant, continuing, controlled, decided, determined, diligent, docile, dogged, dutiful, easygoing, enduring, firm, forbearing, forgiving, hard working, imperturbable, indefatigable, indulgent, lamblike, levelheaded, long-suffering, longanimous, meek, mild, mild-tempered, nonresisting, pacific, passive, patiens, peaceable, perseverant, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, philosophic, placid, pliant, plodding, quiescent, quiet, quietly persevering, reconciled, relentless, resigned, resolute, resolved, restrained, sedulous, self-controlled, serene, steadfast, steady, stoic, stoical, submissive, sympathetic, tenacious, tolerans, tolerant, tractable, tranquil, unceasing, unchangeable, uncomplaining, uncompromising, undaunted, understanding, undeviating, undiscouraged, undisturbed, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unmurmuring, unperturbed, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting, unresisting, unruffled, unshaken, unswerving, untiring, unvexed, unwavering, unwearied, unwearying, unyielding, yielding
II
noun
aeger, aegrotus, case, convalescent, convalescent case, hospital case, hospitalized person, ill individual, inmate, invalid, medical case, one seeking cure, one seeking relief, one undergoing therapy, one undergoing treatment, shut-in, sick individual, sick person, sickling, victim
associated concepts: doctor-patient privilege
III
index
charitable (lenient), lenient, peaceable, persistent, pertinacious, placid, resigned, sedulous, steadfast, stoical
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006