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outpatient /out·pa·tient/ (-pa-shent) a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a bed.
out·pa·tient (outpshnt)
n.
A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that does not require an overnight stay.

outpatient (OP)
Etymology: AS, ut + L, patientia, endurance
1  n, a patient, not hospitalized, who is being treated in an office, clinic, or other ambulatory care facility.
2  adj, pertaining to a health care facility for patients who are not hospitalized or to the treatment or care of such a patient. Compare inpatient.

outpatient [owt´pa-shent]
a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis or treatment but is not admitted for an overnight stay.

outpatient,
n a patient, not hospitalized or housed in an extended care facility, who is being treated in an office, clinic, or other ambulatory care facility.

outpatient
a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a cage or stall.

outpatient
adjective Referring to that which occurs–eg, therapy, outside of an institutional health care environment or hospital setting noun A Pt undergoing a diagnostic workup, evaluation, or treatment outside of a hospital. Cf Inpatient Psychiatry Mental health treatment in the community at a local clinic or from private therapists.


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