Word: outpatient
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: out
pa
tient
Definition: Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
Morphemes:
Affix: out-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Toward the outside of, away from
Affix: patient
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patiens
Language: la
Decoded: patiens
PoS: Participle
Meaning: suffering, enduring