complicant

Related to complicant: complainant, elated

complicant

(ˈkɒmplɪkənt)
adj
(of the elytra of a beetle) overlapping
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References in periodicals archive ?
Living wills; patient care planning; patient education; patient complicant. (J Fam Pract 1993; 37:363-368)
The responses did not indicate whether this is because practitioners have "thrown in the towel" on trying to keep their clients complicant or simply reflects client preference.