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Definition: Inpatient |
InpatientNoun1. A patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Medicine | A patient in a hospital or infirmary who receives lodging and food as well as treatment. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: InpatientSynonym: inmate (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: outpatient (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Inpatient |
| Specialty definitions using "inpatient": Ambulatory Care ♦ Bed Occupancy ♦ Episode of Care ♦ institutional health services ♦ Reimbursement, Disproportionate Share ♦ UTILIZATION-REVIEW COORDINATOR. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Treatment is delivered in outpatient, inpatient, and residential settings. (references) | |
These things may include inpatient hospital care, laboratory and other tests, and medical procedures. (references) | ||
Provide access to knowledgeable emergency and inpatient pediatric services, preferably in a tertiary care center. (references) | ||
Business | The report recommended that the Government consider some medical insurance schemes for inpatient hospital services and outpatient services for certain serious chronic diseases. (references) | |
Economic History | Saudi Arabia | The City has an inpatient capacity of 1,095 beds. (references) |
Bulgaria | In addition, procurements will be made for National Health Insurance Fund information systems development, training, public information and technical assistance, and support for outpatient and inpatient care. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Inpatient" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inpatient" is used about 126 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 126 | 28,512 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "inpatient": ambulatory inpatient. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "inpatient": non-inpatient. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "inpatient"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 住院病人. (various references) | |
Czech | hospitalizovaný pacient. (various references) | |
Danish | indlagt patient (hospital inpatient), hospitalsindlagt patient (hospital inpatient, in-patient). (various references) | |
Dutch | opgenomen patient (hospital inpatient, in-patient), klinische patient (hospital inpatient, in-patient). (various references) | |
Finnish | tuskailla (be anxious, be inpatient, be restless). (various references) | |
French | patient interne, malade hospitalisé (hospital inpatient, hospital in-patient, in-patient), hospitalisé (hospital inpatient, in-patient). (various references) | |
German | stationärer Patient (hospital inpatient, hospital in-patient, in-patient), stationär (stationary), patient (patient). (various references) | |
Greek | εσωτερικόσ ασθενήσ. (various references) | |
Italian | paziente ricoverato (hospital inpatient, in-patient), malato ospedalizzato (hospital inpatient, in-patient). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inpatientay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | paciente hospitalizado (hospital inpatient, in-patient), doente hospitalizado (hospital inpatient, in-patient). (various references) | |
Spanish | paciente interno. (various references) | |
Swedish | inlagd patient, sjukhuspatient. (various references) | |
Thai | คนไข้ใน. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "inpatient": inpatients. (additional references) | |
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"Inpatient" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inationto, inpacient. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inpatient" (pronounced i"npā'shunt) |
| 6 | -p ā' sh u n t | outpatient. |
| 4 | -sh u n t | abortifacient, beneficent, coefficient, impatient, deficient, efficient, inefficient, insufficient, omniscient, patient, proficient, quotient, sufficient. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-n-n-p-t-t" | |
-2 letters: patient, pinnate. | |
-3 letters: innate, intent, intine, pantie, patent, patine, patten, pattie, pennia, pineta, pinite, pinnae, tenant, tenpin, tiepin, titian. | |
-4 letters: anent, entia, inane, inapt, inept, paint, panne, paten, patin, penna, penni, petit, petti, pieta, pinna, pinta, taint, tenia, tinea, titan. | |
-5 letters: ante, anti, etna, inia, inti, nape, neap, neat, nett, nine, nipa, nite, pain. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-i-n-n-p-t-t" | |
+1 letter: inpatients, tripinnate. | |
+2 letters: pectination, penitential. | |
+3 letters: antientropic, antinepotism, pectinations, penitentiary, pigmentation, potentiating, potentiation, trephination, tripinnately. | |
+4 letters: antinepotisms, interplanting, interpolating, interpolation, penitentially, pigmentations, potentiations, spontaneities, trephinations, unanticipated. | |
+5 letters: antineoplastic, antiperspirant, depigmentation, disappointment, epicontinental, exponentiation, implementation, interpellating, interpellation, interpolations, interpretation, penitentiaries, predestinating, predestination, pretermination, reimplantation, repartitioning, repristinating, repristination. | |
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