Dictionary

outpatient en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
   • The changes are necessary because "health care is going more outpatient than inpatient," Whitacre said. 1994 June 6, “Huntington Hospital Plans Renovation Project Construction is Expected to be Completed within Two Years”, in Fort Wayne News Sentinel:
   • It is outpatient and prepaid. 1998 August 23, “Public Health Officer Warns of Risks of Liposuction”, in Los Angeles Times:
   • MR. MILLER: It is more outpatient than it is inpatient. 1991, United States Commission on the Future Structure of Veterans Health Care, Proceedings of the Commission on the Future Structure of Veterans Health Care, page 1174:

Antonyms

inpatient

Synonyms

ambulatory

Translations (7)

ru амбулато́рный (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) · fr ambulatoire (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) · cs ambulantní (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) · pl ambulatoryjny (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) · de ambulant (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) · be амбулато́рны (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient) · uk амбулато́рний (provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient)

outpatient en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
• (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
   • 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. 2020 April 8, “Network News: NHS outpatient clinic at New Street”, in Rail, page 13:

Forms

Antonyms

inpatient

Translations (25)

pt paciente ambulatorial (patient) · ru амбулато́рный пацие́нт (patient) · nl poliklinische patiënt (patient) · ms pesakit luar (patient) · id pasien rawat jalan (patient) · th ผู้ป่วยนอก (patient) · fi avohoidon potilas (patient) · el εξωτερικός ασθενής (patient) · ru амбулато́рный больно́й (patient) · kk емханалық науқас (patient) · fi poliklinikkapotilas (patient) · es exopaciente (patient) · de ambulanter Patient (patient) · sh ambulantni pacijent (patient) · fr patient ambulatoire (patient) · es paciente ambulatoria (patient) · cmn 門診病人 /门诊病人 (patient) · hu ambuláns beteg (patient) · fi avohoitopotilas (patient) · sh амбулантни пацијент (patient) · pl pacjent leczony ambulatoryjnie (patient) · es ectopaciente (patient) · es paciente ambulatorio/externo (patient) · pl pacjentka leczona ambulatoryjnie (patient) · hu járóbeteg (patient)