Associations to the word «Outpatient»

Wiktionary

OUTPATIENT, adjective. (medicine) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
OUTPATIENT, noun. (healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

Dictionary definition

OUTPATIENT, noun. A patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats