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outpatientor out-pa·tient [ out-pey-shuhnt ] / ˈaʊtˌpeɪ ʃənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outpatient ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna patient who receives treatment at a hospital, as in an emergency room or clinic, but is not hospitalized. Origin of outpatientFirst recorded in 1705–15; out- + patient Words nearby outpatientout on bail, out on one's ear, out on the town, outpace, outparish, outpatient, outperform, outplace, outplacement, outplay, outpoint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outpatientThe request for outpatient medical services has been reviewed and has not been certified. My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Outpatient imaging actually subsidizes other medical departments,” Chris Sistrom, MD, MPH, Ph.D., told The Daily Beast. Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?|Dale Eisinger|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Back in Liberia, Mosoka was summoned when an emergency arose at an outpatient clinic. How Bureaucrats Let Ebola Spread to Nigeria|Michael Daly|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had just returned home after an outpatient procedure, said longtime companion Rhonda Ford, Cymonde's mother. Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After getting three DUIs in less than three months, Minsky was ordered by the court to attend an outpatient rehab program. From G.I. to Eye Candy: War Vet Alex Minsky’s Model Turn|Itay Hod|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the outpatient department a question arose about marriage. The Luck of Thirteen|Jan Gordon Your condition may be too serious to be treated appropriately on an outpatient basis. When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett She began the day in the Outpatient Department, and a poor woman came with a child that had bitten its tongue.
British Dictionary definitions for outpatient
nouna nonresident hospital patientCompare inpatient Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outpatientinmate, case, victim, subject, sufferer, convalescent, emergency, invalid, shut-in Medical definitions for outpatient
n.A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that does not require an overnight stay. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |