OUTPATIENT


Meaning of OUTPATIENT in English

out ‧ pa ‧ tient /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ ə nt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

someone who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay for the night ⇨ inpatient :

an outpatient clinic

a routine examination in outpatients (=the outpatient department of a hospital)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.