inpatient

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See also: impatient and in-patient

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From in- (“internal”) +‎ patient.[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

inpatient (plural inpatients)

  1. (healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.
    Antonym: outpatient
    • 1998, Maria Owings, Lola Jean Kozak, Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures in the United States, 1996, Issue 139‎:
      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.
Translations

Adjective

inpatient (not comparable)

  1. Of treatment, requiring at least one night's residence in a hospital.

Further reading

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, in- (“not”) +‎ patient.

Adjective

inpatient

  1. Alternative spelling of impatient
    • 1668, Margaret Cavendish, The Blazing World‎:
      ...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.

References

  1. ^ “inpatient, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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