inpatient
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inpatient¹
Where it comes from
From in- (“internal”) + patient.
noun inpatients · in-patient
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A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.
For three of the four regions, the number and rate of procedures was higher in inpatient than in ambulatory settings, but in the Midwest the differences between settings were not statistically significant.
Opposite: outpatient
adjective in-patient
- Of treatment, requiring at least one night's residence in a hospital. the aim of our study is to evaluate, separately, the levels of independence and social functioning in adulthood among individuals diagnosed with ASD in early childhood, taking into account the cultural context and available resources of our country, and based on sociodemographic variables. […] Exclu
inpatient²
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + patient.
adjective
- Alternative spelling of impatient ...she told her, That she had an extreme desire to converse with the soul of her Noble Lord and dear Husband, and that she was inpatient of a longer stay.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inmate, hospitalization, hospitalised, hospital, clinical, internal, in-patient, hospitalisation, domestic, residential, placement, internment, hospitable, stay, institutionalization, patient
Translations
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noun patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital
| Español | paciente hospitalizado/internado/interno, endopaciente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 住院病人 zhùyuàn bìngrén |
| Português | internado |
| Français | patient hospitalier |
| Deutsch | stationärer Patient |
| Ελληνικά | εσωτερικός ασθενής esoterikós asthenís |
| Русский | стациона́рный больно́й stacionárnyj bolʹnój, стациона́рный пацие́нт stacionárnyj paciént |
Talk about this word "inpatient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inpatient. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inpatient. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inpatient "inpatient." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inpatient.Cite this
@misc{inpatient_2026,
title = {inpatient},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inpatient},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
