Etymology

outpatient

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Today it means: A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care. Full definition →

English patient ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishpatient
  8. English todayoutpatient

From out- + patient.

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