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is a lesson in much more than the malady from which he suffers.

Every patient you see is a lesson in much more than the malady from which he suffers. William Osler

Etymologically, 'patient' means sufferer.' Susan Sontag

is never out of danger as long as the doctor continues to make visits.

PATIENT The patient is never out of danger as long as the doctor continues to make visits.

is asked by the doctor "What's wrong?", and then asks the doctor "What's wrong?"

DIAGNOSIS 218 DICTATION The doctor asks the patient what's wrong, and then the patient asks the doctor.

is good who, having found a good physician, sticks to him till he dies.

What I call a good patient is one who, having found a good physician, sticks to him till he dies.

's condition is only an accident in the history of the disease.

The condition of the patient is only an accident in the history of the disease.