inpatient

noun

in·​pa·​tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce inpatient (audio)
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient

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The day after her 30th birthday in 2012, Rimes entered a 30-day inpatient treatment facility for issues related to anxiety, stress and emotional exhaustion. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 The variety of programs that support older adults include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs; home health services that support recovery and independence after illness, surgery or injury; programs that help seniors with limited income. Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025 Already, nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the last decade, threatening health care access to some of the more than 16 million people living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid. Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025 Coiro worked for six years as an inpatient nurse at John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inpatient

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inpatient was in 1760

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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

inpatient

noun
in·​pa·​tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce inpatient (audio)
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient

Medical Definition

inpatient

noun
in·​pa·​tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce inpatient (audio)
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient

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