Synonyms of patients

patients

noun

plural of patient

as in cases

an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment

the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cases
• victims
• outpatients
• inpatients
• sufferers
• convalescents
• rehabilitants
• nurslings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patients

Doctors Without Borders health workers wearing personal protective equipment move through the isolated red zone to monitor patients, provide medical care and ensure sanitation at the Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi in Congo on June 2, 2026. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Since then, South Florida patients have lost access to therapies that were working. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Customers – patients – have little say in the cost of their medical care. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026

And that, in turn, has attracted some unethical providers who use predatory practices to keep patients, particularly out-of-state residents, in a treatment loop. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026

The patients were all located in the Yorkville and Carnegie Hill neighborhoods of the Upper East Side, in zip codes 10028 and 10128, city officials said. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Residential patients will also have access to a stickball court, garden space for traditional foods, a gym and room for meditation. — Sarah Liese, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Sensipar, which is also sold under the generic name cinacalcet hydrochloride, is prescribed to patients with chronic kidney disease and high levels of calcium in the blood related to parathyroid gland conditions, according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

For years, physicians and legislators on both sides of the aisle have been sounding the alarm that the state doesn’t pay providers enough to treat patients with Medicaid coverage, thus decreasing access to care for those residents. — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026