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out⋅pa⋅tient

  [out-pey-shuhnt]
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–noun
a patient who receives treatment at a hospital, as in an emergency room or clinic, but is not hospitalized.
Also, out-patient.

Origin:
1705–15; out- + patient
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Word Origin & History

outpatient 
1715 (n.) "person who is treated at a hospital but not admitted," from out + patient (q.v.). The adj. is first recorded 1879.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: out·pa·tient
Pronunciation: 'aut-"pA-sh&nt
Function: noun
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits ahospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment —compare INPATIENT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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outpatient out·pa·tient (out'pā'shənt)
n.
A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that does not require an overnight stay.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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