length of stay

length of stay (LOS),

the period of time a patient remains in a hospital or other health care facility as an inpatient.

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length,

n the longest measure of an object, or the measurement between the two ends.

length, muscle,

n the variable end-to-end measurement of a muscle. The physical changes in muscle observed in the isotonic and isometric states of contraction are related to the alteration in the striated bands of muscle.

length of stay,

n the expected length of time, usually a median, that institutionalized patients of similar age and diagnosis or condition in a hospital or other health care facility would be expected to remain.

length, tooth,

n the distance along the long axis of the tooth from the apex of the root to the tip, or incisal edge, of the tooth.

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length of stay

Managed care The total number of days–measured in multiples of a 24-hr day that a Pt occupies a hospital bed. See Admission, 23-hr admission.