Privatpatient

German

Etymology

privat +‎ Patient

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʁiˈvaːtpaˌt͡si̯ɛnt]
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Hyphenation: Pri‧vat‧pa‧ti‧ent

Noun

Privatpatient m (weak, genitive Privatpatienten, plural Privatpatienten, feminine Privatpatientin)

(Germany, healthcare, colloquial) a patient who is member of a private health insurance, as opposed to a member of an insurance that belongs to the national health insurance system
Antonym: Kassenpatient

Declension

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Further reading

“Privatpatient” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Privatpatient” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Privatpatient on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Privatpatient” in Duden online

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