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out-patient
CIDE DICTIONARY
out-patient, n.
- A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it. [1913 Webster]
- A medical patient who receives treatment at a hospital, especially in an emergency room, but is not admitted to stay overnight. Distinguished from
inpatient , who is assigned to a room to reside there while being treated. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
out-patient, n. a hospital patient who is resident at home but attends regular appointments in hospital.
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