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noun
Someone afflicted with a disease or illness. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person
Narrower terms: patient, sick man
noun
a person suffering from an illness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diseased person, sufferer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unfortunate, unfortunate person
Narrower terms: anorexic, anorectic, bulimic, consumptive, lunger, tubercular, convalescent, depressive, diabetic, dyspeptic, epileptic, hemophiliac, haemophiliac, bleeder, hemophile, haemophile, incurable, insomniac, sleepless person, invalid, shut-in, leper, lazar, lunatic, madman, maniac, manic-depressive, monomaniac, narcoleptic, neurasthenic, neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case, patient, psychotic, psychotic person, psycho, rheumatic, syphilitic, valetudinarian, vomiter, spewer
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