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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After the meeting, she was admitted to an inpatient center for traumatic brain injury. CBS News, 22 May 2025 That process, Ivey said, can be as straightforward arranging a prescription refill or as complex as setting up inpatient treatment. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025 Colorado once again has psychiatric beds available west of the Front Range after Vail Health opened a new inpatient facility last week. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 12 May 2025 Habeas has been the vehicle for challenging interference with child custodial rights, involuntary commitment to inpatient treatment or psychiatric care, military induction, restrictive conditions of pretrial release, probation or parole, and banishment from tribal lands, to name a few examples. Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inpatient

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 May. 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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