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Outpatient
A patient who is not an inpatient (not hospitalized), but instead comes to a doctor’s office, clinic, or day surgery for treatment). Outpatient care is called ambulatory care.
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A patient treated in a hospital dispensary or clinic instead of in an overnight room or ward.

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out·pa·tient 'au̇t-.pā-shənt n 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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out·pa·tient (outґpa-shənt) a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a bed.

Medical dictionary. 2011.