characteristic of inheres in inheres in organism human health care role patient role A role borne by an organism and that is realized by presenting to a health care provider in a clinical encounter. Amanda Hicks CAFE domain expert working group. In order to avoid the presumption of the formal structures and institutions of Western civilization, bearing a patient role does not entail that the organism presents at an official place of business, with an organization formally and legally registered with various gov't entities, with a person endowed by the gov't with certain certifications. Mathias Brochhausen patient The Ontology of Medically Related Social Entities