adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
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CMU ARPABET:AW1 T P EY2 SH AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, healthcare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inpatient
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noun
Meaning 2
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, healthcare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inpatient
3
noun
Meaning 3
a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inpatient
Broader terms: patient
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English patient English outpatient From out- + patient.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
амбулато́рны
(ambulatórny)
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
Czech:
ambulantní
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
French:
ambulatoire
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
German:
ambulant
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
Polish:
ambulatoryjny
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
Russian:
амбулато́рный
(ambulatórnyj)
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
Ukrainian:
амбулато́рний
(ambulatórnyj)
— provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient
Chinese Mandarin:
門診病人 /门诊病人
(ménzhěn bìngrén)
— patient