Patient - Definition

adj 1: enduring trying circumstances with even temper or
characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was
patient with the children"; "an exact and patient
scientist"; "please be patient" [ant: impatient]
n 1: a person who requires medical care; "the number of
emergency patients has grown rapidly"
2: the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is
directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by
the verb in the clause [syn: affected role, patient role,
patient]