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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Before formally apologizing to her, Phillips tells Danny about how the stringent demands of Dr. Broussard, who visited Maguire in Episode 4, led him to nick a vessel during an outpatient procedure on a 20-year-old man named Julio, and Phillips’ parents then covered up his fatal mistake.
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Max Gao, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Psychological assessments conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2019 and 2021 concluded Hale wasn't suffering from psychosis and recommended outpatient treatment.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Some have speculated that a future consumer market for BCI would resemble LASIK eye surgery or cosmetic procedures: serious but routine, completed as an elective outpatient procedure and covered by insurance.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
South Florida healthcare expands into neighborhoods While Doral has seen an explosion of healthcare growth, medical centers, outpatient, urgent care and standalone emergency rooms are also popping up across South Florida as hospitals compete for patients.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Max Gao, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
Psychological assessments conducted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2019 and 2021 concluded Hale wasn't suffering from psychosis and recommended outpatient treatment.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Some have speculated that a future consumer market for BCI would resemble LASIK eye surgery or cosmetic procedures: serious but routine, completed as an elective outpatient procedure and covered by insurance.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
South Florida healthcare expands into neighborhoods While Doral has seen an explosion of healthcare growth, medical centers, outpatient, urgent care and standalone emergency rooms are also popping up across South Florida as hospitals compete for patients.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 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 14 Apr. 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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