outpatient.
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
Meaning & usage
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English patient English outpatient From out- + patient.
Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English patient English outpatient From out- + patient.
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