outpatient
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈaʊtpeɪʃənt/
outpatient means: Someone who receives care at a hospital or clinic and goes home without staying overnight.
noun
Someone who receives care at a hospital or clinic and goes home without staying overnight.
- She was treated as an outpatient.
- The clinic sees fifty outpatients every day.
- Can I receive this treatment as an outpatient?
adjective
Involving hospital or clinic care that lets a patient go home without staying overnight.
- He needs outpatient treatment.
- The hospital offers outpatient surgery for this condition.
- Her outpatient appointment lasted less than an hour.
Questions about outpatient
What does outpatient mean?
Someone who receives care at a hospital or clinic and goes home without staying overnight.
What is outpatient in other languages?
Türkçe: ayakta tedavi gören hasta · Español: paciente ambulatorio · Français: patient ambulatoire · Deutsch: ambulanter Patient · Italiano: paziente ambulatoriale · 日本語: 外来患者
How do you pronounce outpatient?
It is pronounced /ˈaʊtpeɪʃənt/.
How do you use outpatient in a sentence?
She was treated as an outpatient. The clinic sees fifty outpatients every day.
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