Word: outpatient
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: out
pa
tient
Definition: A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
Morphemes:
Affix: out-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Toward the outside of, away from
Affix: patient
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patiens
Language: la
Decoded: patiens
PoS: Participle
Meaning: patient; long-suffering