outpatient
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
outpatient (plural outpatients)
- (healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
- 2020 April 8, “Network News: NHS outpatient clinic at New Street”, in Rail, page 13:
- An empty shop at Birmingham New Street station has been converted into an NHS outpatient clinic, to enable patients to have routine blood tests away from hospital.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
patient
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Adjective[edit]
outpatient (not comparable)
- (healthcare) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
- 1991, United States Commission on the Future Structure of Veterans Health Care, Proceedings of the Commission on the Future Structure of Veterans Health Care, page 1174:
- MR. MILLER: It is more outpatient than it is inpatient.
- 1994 June 6, “Huntington Hospital Plans Renovation Project Construction is Expected to be Completed within Two Years”, in Fort Wayne News Sentinel:
- The changes are necessary because "health care is going more outpatient than inpatient," Whitacre said.
- 1998 August 23, “Public Health Officer Warns of Risks of Liposuction”, in Los Angeles Times:
- It is outpatient and prepaid.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
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References[edit]
- “outpatient”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.