The Collaborative International Dictionary
Out-patient \Out"-pa`tient\, n.
A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
A medical patient who receives treatment at a hospital, especially in an emergency room, but is not admitted to stay overnight. Distinguished from inpatient, who is assigned to a room to reside there while being treated.
Usage examples of "out-patient".
I think the research is real clear: We got three studies, one found 25 percent, one found 20 percent of out-patient multiples [multiple personality disorders] appear to be cult-abuse victims, and another on a specialized in-patient unit found 50 percent.
And if you're going to have the child tubed, you're talking about a routine out-patient procedure.
And if you’re going to have the child tubed, you’re talking about a routine out-patient procedure.