outpatient
or out-pa·tient
[out-pey-shuh nt]
- a patient who receives treatment at a hospital, as in an emergency room or clinic, but is not hospitalized.
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Origin of outpatient
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Examples from the Web for outpatient
Contemporary Examples
The request for outpatient medical services has been reviewed and has not been certified.
“Outpatient imaging actually subsidizes other medical departments,” Chris Sistrom, MD, MPH, Ph.D., told The Daily Beast.
Back in Liberia, Mosoka was summoned when an emergency arose at an outpatient clinic.
He had just returned home after an outpatient procedure, said longtime companion Rhonda Ford, Cymonde's mother.
After getting three DUIs in less than three months, Minsky was ordered by the court to attend an outpatient rehab program.
Historical Examples
In the outpatient department a question arose about marriage.
The Luck of ThirteenJan Gordon
Your condition may be too serious to be treated appropriately on an outpatient basis.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
She began the day in the Outpatient Department, and a poor woman came with a child that had bitten its tongue.
The ChristianHall Caine
outpatient
- a nonresident hospital patientCompare inpatient
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Word Origin and History for outpatient
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outpatient
(out′pā′shənt)- A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that does not require an overnight stay.
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