Outpatient

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt

Definitions

A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

Equivalents

Españolectopaciente exopaciente paciente ambulatoriapaciente ambulatorio

Françaisambulatoire patient ambulatoire

Deutschambulant ambulanter Patient

13 more languages

العربيةالمتعالج الخارجي

Bosanskiambùlantnī ambulantni ambulantni pacijentамбулантни пацијент

Češtinaambulantní

Ελληνικάεξωτερικός ασθενής

Hrvatskiambùlantnī ambulantni ambulantni pacijentамбулантни пацијент

Bahasa Indonesiaambulatori

日本語外来

Nederlandspoliklinische patiënt

Polskiambulatoryjny

Portuguêspaciente ambulatorial

Русскийамбулаторный амбулато́рный больно́й амбулато́рный пацие́нт

Српскиambulantni ambùlantnī ambulantni pacijentамбулантни пацијент

Українськаамбулаторний

Examples

“An empty shop ⟳ at Birmingham New Street station has been converted into an NHS outpatient clinic, to enable patients to have ⟳ routine blood tests away from hospital.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See all C2 English words →

See also

Outpatients outpayment outpeep outpension outpensioner Outperform

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free