See Also: Patient Zero(medicine)
in-patient(dictionary)
patient(dictionary)
Patient(law)
out-patient(dictionary)
Patient(medicine)
patient selection(medicine)
patient satisfaction(medicine)
patient readmission(medicine)
patient participation(medicine)

out-patient (iou)



out-patient noun. E18.
[from OUT- + PATIENT noun.]
A patient who attends a hospital without staying there overnight. Opp. in-patient. E18.
In pl. The department of a hospital where out-patients attend. E20.