paciente
patient
patient
patient
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-e
common ending for Spanish nouns and adjectives
Paciente means patient and can be thought of as the English word patient0 with the common Spanish ending -e1.
noun
- patientA person receiving or registered to receive medical treatmentEl doctor está atendiendo a un paciente ahora. // The doctor is attending to a patient now.
adjective
- patientAble to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxiousDebes ser paciente con los niños pequeños. // You must be patient with young children.