inpatients
inpatients is the plural of inpatient.
Meaning of inpatient
Noun
inpatient (plural inpatients)
- 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.1998, Maria Owings, Lola Jean Kozak, Ambulatory and Inpatient Procedures in the United States, 1996, Issue 139
- Antonyms:
- outpatient
Questions about inpatients
- What is inpatients the plural of?
- Inpatients is the plural of inpatient.
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