as in inpatient
a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
—often used before another noun
outpatient surgery It was a minor procedure that could be performed at an outpatient clinic.
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Recent Examples of outpatient
Mahomes must also enroll in an outpatient treatment program and increase his community service.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
So does the more laparoscopic-sounding surgical strike, an outpatient procedure that pinches, but just for a moment.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, as acetaminophen orders fell, new outpatient prescriptions for a drug called leucovorin increased sharply for children between ages 5 and 17, the analysis found.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The study also found that the number of children aged fiveto 17 who were prescribed leucovorin as outpatients increased by 71 percent.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
So does the more laparoscopic-sounding surgical strike, an outpatient procedure that pinches, but just for a moment.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, as acetaminophen orders fell, new outpatient prescriptions for a drug called leucovorin increased sharply for children between ages 5 and 17, the analysis found.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The study also found that the number of children aged fiveto 17 who were prescribed leucovorin as outpatients increased by 71 percent.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpatient
Noun
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However, children who need inpatient admission will still need to be transferred out of the county.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Van Lannen appeared for sentencing in Ramsey County Mental Health Treatment Court via Zoom from an inpatient treatment center.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This technology is currently primarily aimed at helping restore quality of life for patients who’ve suffered things like spinal cord injuries, paralysis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or stroke damage.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Curiously, the antidepressant effect emerged after the mind-altering experiences and persisted for more than a week, suggesting that ketamine might be doing more than making the patients trip.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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