private patient — noun In the UK, a patient whose treatment is not being paid for by the National Health Service • • • Main Entry: ↑private * * * private patient UK US noun [countable] [singular private patient plural … Useful english dictionary
private patient — noun count MAINLY BRITISH a patient who chooses and pays for their own doctor and medical care, rather than using the care provided free by the government … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
private patient — n BrE someone who pays for medical treatment or advice, rather than receiving it free through the government s system … Dictionary of contemporary English
private patient — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms private patient : singular private patient plural private patients a patient who chooses and pays for their own doctor and medical care, rather than using the care provided free by the government … English dictionary
private patient — /praɪvət ˈpeɪʃənt/ (say pruyvuht payshuhnt) noun 1. a patient in a hospital who pays extra for choice of doctor and accommodation. 2. a patient in a private hospital. 3. a patient in a private ward …
private patient — n (in the British health system) a patient who pays for medical care rather than receiving it free from the National Health Service. People choose to do this because they believe they will receive better care and will not have to wait. Some… … Universalium
private patient — noun (C) BrE someone who pays for medical treatment or advice, rather than receiving it free through the government s system … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
The Private Patient — infobox Book | name = The Private Patient title orig = translator = author = P. D. James cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = Adam Dalgliesh #14 genre = Crime, Mystery publisher = Faber Faber release date = August,… … Wikipedia
private — adj. & n. adj. 1 belonging to an individual; one s own; personal (private property). 2 confidential; not to be disclosed to others (private talks). 3 kept or removed from public knowledge or observation. 4 a not open to the public. b for an… … Useful english dictionary
patient — I adj. patient in; with II n. 1) to cure; handle; treat a patient 2) to discharge a patient (from a hospital) 3) an ambulatory; cardiac; comatose; hospital; mental; private patient * * * [ peɪʃ(ə)nt] cardiac comatose handle hospital … Combinatory dictionary
