English

intrapatient

From intra- + patient.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Latin *interus

Latin intrā ‘within’

Latin patior ‘to suffer’

Latin patiens ‘suffering’

Old French pacient

Middle French patient

Middle English pacient ‘able or willing to bear pain or suffering’

Today it means

adj Within a single medical patient, usually over time, rather than between patients.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / intrapatient