A patient at a dispensary has a #0excludeGlossary medical card which gives them access to medical dispensaries. Patients are not the same as an adult- or #1excludeGlossary customers as they usually are allowed more affordable prices, more products, and in jurisdictions where only medical cannabis is legal, access to cannabis products.
A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care provider.
English
Etymology
From Middle English pacient, from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of patior (“to suffer, endure”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate, hurt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeɪʃənt/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃənt
- Hyphenation: pa‧tient
Adjective
patient (comparative more patient
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