- outpatient out·pa·tient n
- ['aʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt]
paziente m/f esterno (-a)
outpatients' department — ambulatorio (all'interno di un ospedale)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
outpatient out·pa·tient n
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out|pa|tient — «OWT PAY shuhnt», noun. a patient receiving treatment at a hospital but not staying there: »A psychiatrist concluded that [she] needed more treatment than he could give her as an outpatient, but not enough to require admission to the full time… … Useful english dictionary
out·pa·tient — /ˈaʊtˌpeıʃənt/ noun, pl tients [count] : 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 [=surgery that does not require patients to stay in … Useful english dictionary
outpatient — out|pa|tient [ˈautˌpeıʃənt] n someone who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay for the night →↑inpatient ▪ an outpatient clinic ▪ a routine examination in outpatients (=the outpatient department of a hospital) … Dictionary of contemporary English
outpatient — out′pa tient or out′ pa tient n. med a person who receives treatment at a hospital but is not hospitalized • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
outpatient — out|pa|tient [ aut,peıʃnt ] noun count someone who receives medical treatment at a hospital, but does not stay there for the night: an outpatient clinic/department ─ compare INPATIENT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Outpatient — A patient who is not an inpatient (not hospitalized), but instead comes to a doctor’s office, clinic, or day surgery for treatment). Outpatient care is called ambulatory care. * * * A patient treated in a hospital dispensary or clinic instead of… … Medical dictionary
