outpatient

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English

Definitions

noun

A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

adjective

Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.

Related words

Synonyms

ambulatory clinical clinic surgery pestilence external out-patient in-patient outside outer walk-in consultation ambulant nonresident extramural same-day

Antonyms

Associated

inpatient zoning orthopedics dialysis hospitalization radiology physiotherapy oncology cardiology pediatric

Rhymes

impatient abortifacient inpatient patient

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