outpatient
/ˈaʊtpeɪʃnt/noun
उच्चारण आउट्पेश्न्ट
बाह्य रोगी, ओपीडी का मरीज़
Core word
noun
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[C]
a person who goes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay there overnight
बाह्य रोगी, ओपीडी का मरीज़
- The hospital treats over two thousand outpatients a day.
- an outpatient clinic
- the outpatient department
+ 3 more examples
- Outpatients wait at the registration desk on the ground floor.
- She is an outpatient and returns for a check-up every month.
- The outpatient department opens at eight.
Opposite inpatient
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse an outpatient (who visits a hospital for treatment and goes home the same day) and an inpatient (who stays in hospital for one or more nights).
Outpatient (जो इलाज के लिए अस्पताल आता है और उसी दिन घर लौट जाता है) और inpatient (जो एक या अधिक रात अस्पताल में भर्ती रहता है) में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: The OPD of an Indian hospital is its outpatient department.
Usage में भारतीय अस्पताल का OPD उसका outpatient department होता है।