Definitions for outpatient
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out′pa`tient(n.)
or out′-pa`tient
a person who receives treatment at a hospital but is not hospitalized.
Category: Medicine
Origin of outpatient:
1705–15
Princeton's WordNet
outpatient(noun)
a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
Wiktionary
outpatient(Noun)
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
outpatient(Adjective)
Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
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