öppenvård

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound if öppen (open) +‎ vård (care). In medical sense attested since 1955. In punishment sense attested since 1964.

Noun

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öppenvård c

  1. (medicine) outpatient care at hospital or clinic
    Antonyms: sluten vård, slutenvård (inpatient)
  2. (law) a type of probation where the condemned is allowed to live at home during treatment
    • Swedish Prison and Probation Service (c. 2022) “Institution eller öppenvård”, in Kontraktsvård[1], archived from the original on 8 March 2022:Ett program på behandlingshem innebär att klienten bor på hemmet under behandlingsperioden. I öppenvård bor den dömde hemma under vårdtiden.A program in a treatment home means that the client lives at the facility during the treatment period. In outpatient care, the convicted person lives at home during the care period.

Declension

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Declension of öppenvård 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative öppenvård öppenvården
Genitive öppenvårds öppenvårdens

References

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