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.
outpatient (OP)
outpatient [owt´pa-shent]
outpatient,
outpatient
out·pa·tient (out p  sh nt)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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