Betegekben

Betegekben is a Hungarian locative form derived from beteg (patient) plus the plural ending -ek and the inessive suffix -ben, meaning “in patients” or “among patients.” It is used in medical and scientific writing to designate observations, measurements, or phenomena that occur within a patient population, as opposed to healthy volunteers or theoretical models. The term functions as a location phrase within a sentence, indicating the setting or group to which the statement refers.

In usage, betegeknél and betegekben both appear in clinical contexts, but betegeknél typically emphasizes the patient as the subject or group in question, whereas betegekben foregrounds the idea that the observation is occurring within the patients’ bodies or within the patient population as a whole. The phrase is common in abstracts, results sections, and discussions where researchers report findings specific to those receiving treatment, exhibiting a condition, or belonging to a study cohort. It can be combined with other descriptors to specify subgroups, such as by disease stage, age, or comorbidity.

Examples:

- A vizsgálatban és a betegekben is a gyógyszer hatása jelentős volt.

- A tünetek súlyossága a betegekben korrelált a kezelési válasszal.

See also: beteg (patient), betegség (disease), klinikai vizsgálat (clinical trial).