Outpatient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Outpatient is a noun meaning (healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
Meaning
(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
More Meanings
- (healthcare) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
Example Sentences
It is outpatient and prepaid.
MR. MILLER: It is more outpatient than it is inpatient.
The changes are necessary because "health care is going more outpatient than inpatient," Whitacre said.
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.
Word Forms
- outpatients
Synonyms for outpatient
Depending on context, synonyms include ambulatory.
Antonyms for outpatient
Common opposites include inpatient, inmate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clinical, clinic, surgery, pestilence, external, out-patient.
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