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 insurer would only cover outpatient talk therapy.
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Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
Three therapists from TriStar Summit outpatient clinic decided to spend the entire Labor Day weekend together — on a medical mission trip to a children's orphanage to Honduras in Central America.
—The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: In one sign of progress, sources say, Democrats have added to their latest offer a provision addressing hospital costs that would require unique identifier numbers for off-campus outpatient departments.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
What To Know In its Thursday update, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that from December 30 to January 5, samples were collected across mainland China from patients with influenza-like illnesses seeking outpatient and emergency care.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Maya Miller, ProPublica, 31 Dec. 2024
Three therapists from TriStar Summit outpatient clinic decided to spend the entire Labor Day weekend together — on a medical mission trip to a children's orphanage to Honduras in Central America.
—The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Driving the news: In one sign of progress, sources say, Democrats have added to their latest offer a provision addressing hospital costs that would require unique identifier numbers for off-campus outpatient departments.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
What To Know In its Thursday update, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that from December 30 to January 5, samples were collected across mainland China from patients with influenza-like illnesses seeking outpatient and emergency care.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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