intern vs patient

intern

noun
  • A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field. 

  • A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training. 

  • A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily. 

verb
  • To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education. 

  • To imprison somebody, usually without trial. 

  • To internalize. 

  • To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime. 

patient

noun
  • One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. 

  • A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person. 

  • The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action. 

adj
  • Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. 

  • Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent. 

How often have the words intern and patient occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )