Synonyms and antonyms of People who are ill or have a medical condition in British Thesaurus

ambulatory (adjective)

medical performing or relating to treatment of patients who are able to walk and do not normally need to stay in hospital

amnesiac (noun)

someone who has amnesia

anorexic (noun)

someone who has anorexia

asthmatic (noun)

someone who suffers from asthma

bed-blocker (noun)

a person who cannot return home from hospital because he or she is not able to live alone, but who does not need medical treatment

case (noun)

a person with a disease

consumptive (adjective)

an old word used for describing someone with the lung disease ‘tuberculosis’

the critical list (noun)

a list of very seriously ill people in a hospital

depressive (noun)

someone who suffers from depression

diabetic (noun)

someone who has diabetes

dyslexic (noun)

someone who has dyslexia

epileptic (noun)

someone who suffers from epilepsy

exhibitionist (noun)

someone who has a mental problem that makes them want to show their sexual organs in public

haemophiliac (noun)

someone who has haemophilia

hemophiliac ()

the American spelling of haemophiliac

idiot savant (noun)

someone with a mental disability who has a special ability in a particular subject, for example in mathematics

the infirm (adjective)

people who are infirm

inpatient (noun)

someone who stays and sleeps in hospital while they are getting their treatment

inpatient (noun)

relating to an inpatient

invalid (noun)

someone who is ill or injured and is unable to look after themselves

kleptomaniac (noun)

someone who has a mental illness that makes them want to steal things

leper (noun)

someone who has leprosy

manic depressive (noun)

someone who suffers from manic depression

martyr (noun)

someone who suffers a lot, especially because of an illness

neurotic (noun)

someone who is neurotic

outpatient (noun)

someone who receives medical treatment at a hospital, but who does not stay there for the night

paranoiac (noun)

a paranoid

paranoid (noun)

someone who suffers from paranoia

patient (noun)

someone who is receiving medical treatment

private patient (noun)

a patient who chooses and pays for their own doctor and medical care, rather than using the care provided free by the government

psychopath (noun)

someone with a mental disorder that makes them behave in ways that can be dangerous to other people

psychotic (noun)

someone who is dangerous or violent because they have a serious mental illness

pyromaniac (noun)

someone who wants to start fires because they have a mental illness called pyromania

schizophrenic (noun)

someone who has schizophrenia

the sick (noun)

people who are sick

sufferer (noun)

someone who has a particular problem or disease

wreck (noun)

informal someone who looks or feels very ill or tired