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daycase

daycase noun: a patient who is admitted to the hospital for a diagnostic test with the intention of being discharged on the same day.

Noun

daycase (plural daycases)

  1. A patient who is admitted to the hospital for a diagnostic test with the intention of being discharged on the same day.

Forms of daycase

pluraldaycases

Origin of daycase

From day + case.

Questions about daycase

What does daycase mean?
Daycase means a patient who is admitted to the hospital for a diagnostic test with the intention of being discharged on the same day.
What part of speech is daycase?
Daycase is a noun.
What is the plural of daycase?
The plural of daycase is daycases.

Words near daycase in the dictionary

  1. daycare centre
  2. daycare centres
  3. daycarer
  4. daycarers
  5. daycares
  6. daycase
  7. daycases
  8. daycation
  9. daycations
  10. daycentre
  11. daycentres

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