English

Alternative forms

• in-patient

Noun

inpatient ‎(plural inpatients)

1. (healthcare) A patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

Antonyms

• outpatient

Translations

Adjective

inpatient ‎(comparative more inpatient, superlative most inpatient)

1. (healthcare) Of or related to treating inpatients.
   • 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.