outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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Wayne Wolff, 58, was scheduled to undergo a standard outpatient procedure to repair his meniscus by the hospital’s head of sports medicine and UC Irvine team doctor Dean Wang.
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Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
In south New Jersey, Cooper University Health Care renovated a former Sears in PREIT’s Moorestown Mall into a three-story outpatient center that opened in 2023.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Nearly 8% of U.S. outpatient medical visits recorded during the week ending Feb. 1 were related to respiratory illnesses including the flu, which is among the highest percentages documented by the CDC over the last two decades, according to the agency’s data.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
For example, a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care last April found that colonoscopies performed in hospital outpatient departments were approximately 55 percent more expensive than colonoscopies performed in ambulatory surgery centers.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
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Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
In south New Jersey, Cooper University Health Care renovated a former Sears in PREIT’s Moorestown Mall into a three-story outpatient center that opened in 2023.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Nearly 8% of U.S. outpatient medical visits recorded during the week ending Feb. 1 were related to respiratory illnesses including the flu, which is among the highest percentages documented by the CDC over the last two decades, according to the agency’s data.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
For example, a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care last April found that colonoscopies performed in hospital outpatient departments were approximately 55 percent more expensive than colonoscopies performed in ambulatory surgery centers.
—Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpatient
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
Medical Definition
outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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