as in inpatient
a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
—often used before another noun
outpatient surgery It was a minor procedure that could be performed at an outpatient clinic.
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Recent Examples of outpatient
The King began outpatient treatment for an undisclosed type and stage of cancer in early February.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
For patients with opioid addiction in particular, outpatient treatment with methadone or buprenorphine significantly reduces overdose rates and recurrence of opioid use when compared to no treatment or treatment that did not offer medications for opioid addiction.
—Zoe Adams, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
At that time in the 1970s, the Office of Management and Budget decided to do a research project to assess the cost of providing outpatient services and home care to Medicare eligible people and compare that with the cost of nursing homes.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In some areas, respiratory outpatient clinics may be able to do a deep suctioning with a tube down the baby's nose to help get the mucus out.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
For patients with opioid addiction in particular, outpatient treatment with methadone or buprenorphine significantly reduces overdose rates and recurrence of opioid use when compared to no treatment or treatment that did not offer medications for opioid addiction.
—Zoe Adams, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
At that time in the 1970s, the Office of Management and Budget decided to do a research project to assess the cost of providing outpatient services and home care to Medicare eligible people and compare that with the cost of nursing homes.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
In some areas, respiratory outpatient clinics may be able to do a deep suctioning with a tube down the baby's nose to help get the mucus out.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for outpatient
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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