outpatient

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.

Opposite of

inpatient

Synonyms

ambulatory

inpatient

out-patient

patient

sick person

Translations

ambulant

ambulatorio

patient ambulatoire

paziente esterno

ambulatorio

paciente ambulatorio

ambulatoire

enfermo ambulatorio

paciente externo

paciente ambulatorial

ambulanter Patient

patient externe

patient ambulatoir

εξωτερικός ασθενής νοσοκομείου

Etymology

From out- + patient.