outpatient

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Noun

outpatient (plural outpatients)

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

Antonyms

• inpatient

Translations

• French: patient ambulatoire
• Portuguese: paciente ambulatorial
• Russian: амбулато́рный больно́й
• Spanish: paciente ambulatorio, paciente ambulatoria

Adjective

outpatient (not comparable)

1. (healthcare) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.

Synonyms

• ambulatory

Translations

• French: ambulatoire
• German: ambulant

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