Meaning & use
inpatient definition medical
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Meaning
phrase
a request for the medical meaning of 'inpatient', a patient who stays in a hospital for treatment.
Grammar: Used when looking up the medical sense; the word 'inpatient' is a countable noun.
Patterns
- inpatient definition medical
- what is an inpatient?
- inpatient care
The doctor explained the inpatient definition: a patient who stays overnight in the hospital.
For insurance purposes, you need to know the medical definition of an inpatient.
She was an inpatient for three days after her surgery.
Common combinations
- inpatient care
- The hospital provides inpatient care for people recovering from surgery.
- inpatient treatment
- He received inpatient treatment for his injury.
- inpatient stay
- Her inpatient stay lasted a week.
Synonyms and how they differ
- patient
- A general word for someone receiving medical care; 'inpatient' specifically means one who stays in the hospital.
Opposites
Word family
- inpatient noun
- A patient who stays in a hospital while receiving treatment.
Commonly confused: inpatient definition medical or outpatient?
inpatient definition medical vs outpatient
An outpatient receives treatment at a hospital but does not stay overnight. Inpatient stays in the hospital.
Practice
What does 'inpatient' mean in a medical context?
Choose one answer.
'Inpatient' means a patient who stays in the hospital, often overnight. Option 0 describes an outpatient; option 2 is a doctor; option 3 is home care.
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Write a sentence using “inpatient definition medical”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.