OUTPATIENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does outpatient mean? • OUTPATIENT (noun)
The noun OUTPATIENT has 1 sense:
1. a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
Familiarity information: OUTPATIENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OUTPATIENT (noun)
Meaning:
A patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("outpatient" is a kind of...):
patient (a person who requires medical care)
Antonym:
inpatient (a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated)
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