| has gloss | (noun) a person suffering from an illness
sufferer, diseased person, sick person |
| lexicalization | eng: diseased person |
| lexicalization | eng: sick person |
| lexicalization | eng: sufferer |
| subclass of | (noun) a person who suffers misfortune
unfortunate, unfortunate person |
| has subclass | (noun) someone suffering psychological depression
depressive |
| has subclass | (noun) someone who has diabetes
diabetic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering from indigestion
dyspeptic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who has epilepsy
epileptic |
| has subclass | (noun) someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
hemophile, bleeder, haemophiliac, hemophiliac, haemophile |
| has subclass | (noun) a person whose disease is incurable
incurable |
| has subclass | (noun) someone who cannot sleep
insomniac, sleepless person |
| has subclass | (noun) someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
shut-in, invalid |
| has subclass | (noun) a person afflicted with leprosy
lazar, leper |
| has subclass | (noun) an insane person
lunatic, maniac, madman |
| has subclass | (noun) a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
manic-depressive |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering from monomania
monomaniac |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who has narcolepsy
narcoleptic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering a nervous breakdown
neurasthenic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering from neurosis
mental case, psychoneurotic, neurotic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
patient |
| has subclass | (noun) a person afflicted with psychosis
psychotic, psycho, psychotic person |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering with rheumatism
rheumatic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering from syphilis
syphilitic |
| has subclass | (noun) weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
valetudinarian |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who vomits
vomiter, spewer |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering from anorexia nervosa
anorectic, anorexic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person suffering from bulimia
bulimic |
| has subclass | (noun) a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
tubercular, consumptive, lunger |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who is recovering from illness
convalescent |