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private patient
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
private patient
(noun)
private patient
noun
plural
private patients
private patient
noun
plural
private patients
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIVATE PATIENT
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British
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a person who gets and pays for medical treatment outside of the National Health Service
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