outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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Xofluza is not recommended during pregnancy, while breastfeeding, for outpatients with complicated or progressive illness, severely immunosuppressed people or hospitalized patients, because of the lack of information on its use for these groups.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Today, Gonzalez works as a pharmacy technician at UCSF’s outpatient cancer center, preparing chemotherapy treatments for patients.
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The bill proposes raising reimbursement rates for OB/GYN services, primary care, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment to align with Medicare or average commercial rates.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025
When the base closed, the land passed to the city of Alameda, but one corner was retained by the VA to build a new 158,000-square-foot outpatient clinic and columbarium as a final resting place for Bay Area veterans.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Today, Gonzalez works as a pharmacy technician at UCSF’s outpatient cancer center, preparing chemotherapy treatments for patients.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
The bill proposes raising reimbursement rates for OB/GYN services, primary care, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment to align with Medicare or average commercial rates.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025
When the base closed, the land passed to the city of Alameda, but one corner was retained by the VA to build a new 158,000-square-foot outpatient clinic and columbarium as a final resting place for Bay Area veterans.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
Medical Definition
outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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