outpatient

noun/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt/

Frequency rank: #9,383 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A patient who receives medical treatment without being admitted to stay overnight.

Illustration for the English word “outpatient”

Example sentence

She visited the hospital as a regular outpatient for her weekly check-up.

Synonyms & related words

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