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==Etymology== The word [[wikt:patient|patient]] originally meant 'one who suffers'. This English noun comes from the [[Latin]] word {{Lang|la|patiens}}, the [[present participle]] of the [[deponent verb]], {{Lang|la|patior}}, meaning {{gloss|I am suffering}}, and akin to the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] verb {{Lang|el|πάσχειν|italic=no}} ({{Transliteration|el|paskhein}} {{gloss|to suffer}}) and its cognate noun {{Lang|el|πάθος|italic=no}} ({{Transliteration|el|pathos}}). This language has been construed as meaning that the role of patients is to passively accept and tolerate the suffering and treatments prescribed by the healthcare providers, without engaging in [[Shared decision-making in medicine|shared decision-making]] about their care.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1999-06-26|title=Do we need a new word for patients?|journal=BMJ: British Medical Journal|volume=318|issue=7200|pages=1756–1758|doi=10.1136/bmj.318.7200.1756|issn=0959-8138|pmc=1116090|pmid=10381717|last1=Neuberger|first1=J.}}</ref> {{anchor|outpatient|inpatient}}
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