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inpatient.

A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

Where this word comes from

From in- (“internal”) + patient.

adj
  1. Of treatment, requiring at least one night's residence in a hospital.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From in- (“internal”) + patient.

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of impatient.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + patient.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.