outpatient B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ See IPA manual Freq #31887 Meanings 1 noun A patient who is treated at a hospital but does not stay there overnight. She was treated as an outpatient and went home the same day. 2 adj Relating to medical treatment that does not require staying in hospital overnight. The surgery is done at an outpatient clinic. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · relating to medical... ambulatory Word family Forms outpatients Etymology AI details From out- + patient. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outpatient **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ **Frequency rank:** 31887 ## Meanings 1. A patient who is treated at a hospital but does not stay there overnight. 2. Relating to medical treatment that does not require staying in hospital overnight. ## Examples - She was treated as an outpatient and went home the same day. - The surgery is done at an outpatient clinic. ## Etymology From out- + patient. ## AI Etymology Outpatient comes from out- + patient. Modern senses include a patient who is treated at a hospital but does not stay there overnight and relating to medical treatment that does not require staying in hospital overnight. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown