outpatient
11Outpatient surgery — Outpatient surgery, also known as ambulatory surgery, same day surgery or day surgery, is surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay. The term “outpatient” arises from the fact that surgery patients may go home and do not need an… …
12outpatient — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1715 a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient …
13outpatient — /owt pay sheuhnt/, n. a patient who receives treatment at a hospital, as in an emergency room or clinic, but is not hospitalized. Also, out patient. [1705 15; OUT + PATIENT] * * * …
14outpatient — 1. adjective Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient. Syn: ambulatory 2. noun A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted …
15outpatient — Synonyms and related words: apoplectic, arthritic, case, consumptive, dyspeptic, epileptic, incurable, inpatient, invalid, patient, rheumatic, shut in, sick person, spastic, sufferer, terminal case, the sick, valetudinarian …
16outpatient — n. patient who is not hospitalized …
17outpatient n — Person who had fainted …
18outpatient — noun a patient attending a hospital for treatment without staying overnight …
19outpatient — noun (C) someone who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay there compare inpatient …
20outpatient — [ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt] noun [C] someone who receives medical treatment at a hospital, but does not stay there for the night See: inpatient …
