also out-patient
(~s)
An ~ is someone who receives treatment at a hospital but does not spend the night there.
...the ~ clinic...
She received psychiatric care as an ~.
N-COUNT: oft N n
also out-patient
(~s)
An ~ is someone who receives treatment at a hospital but does not spend the night there.
...the ~ clinic...
She received psychiatric care as an ~.
N-COUNT: oft N n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012