Inpatient
Significado: Patient who stays in hospital overnight or longer.
An inpatient is admitted to a hospital ward and stays at least one night. 'Inpatient care' involves beds, meals, nursing observation. More serious than outpatient. 'Admitted as an inpatient' means your condition requires closer monitoring.
Ejemplos
- He's been an inpatient for three weeks. 他已经住院三周了Ha estado hospitalizado tres semanas彼は3週間入院している그는 3주째 입원 중이야.
- They're keeping her as an inpatient. 他们让她住院了La mantienen hospitalizada彼女は入院することになった그녀를 입원시키기로 했어.
- Inpatient surgery means staying overnight. 住院手术意味着要过夜Cirugía con hospitalización significa quedarse la noche入院手術は一泊することを意味する입원 수술이면 하룻밤은 자야 해.
Pronunciación
/ˈɪnpeɪʃənt/
Guía de uso
Contexto: hospital, admission, NHS
Tono: administrative, medical
✓ Correcto
- Inpatient care住院治疗Atención hospitalaria入院治療입원 치료
- Admitted as inpatient收治入院Ingresado como paciente入院した입원했다
- Inpatient ward住院病房Planta de hospitalización入院病棟입원 병동
Errores comunes
- Inpatient is one word, not 'in-patient'
Origen e historia
Medical term distinguishing patients who require hospital beds from those who visit and leave. Essential for hospital administration and resource planning.
Etimología: In + patient—treated inside the hospital
Primera vez registrado: 19th century
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern medicine
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Hospital dramas
Regional notes: Standard medical term.
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