rehabilitant

noun

Definition of rehabilitantnext
as in patient

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  1. patient
  2. outpatient
  3. inpatient
Noun
  • The No Surprises Act doesn’t cover every aspect of emergency care, and emergency care isn’t the only situation where patients are sidelined by unexpected bills.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Still, for patients and healthcare providers alike, easing access to obesity drugs is a welcome move, particularly in light of the fact that statutory rules written in 2006 have long precluded Medicare from covering weight-loss medications.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of patient
Noun
  • Liz Weinandy, an outpatient dietitian and clinical instructor at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, told AARP the diet tends to draw a specific audience.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • And a sizable share of her earnings goes into her gas tank for the commute to the hospital (six miles) or outpatient facility (about 12 miles).
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of outpatient
Noun
  • Diagnosed, then freed without treatment A Superior Court judge agreed with the findings and signed an order on April 7, 2022, to have Henrichsen admitted to a state psychiatric hospital for 45 days of inpatient treatment.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • But six days into Randy’s eight-week hospital stay, our health insurance company denied any further inpatient care.
    — Joy Evers, STAT, 20 July 2026
Definition of inpatient
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“Rehabilitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitant. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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