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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOutpatient clinic
/ˈaʊtˌpeɪ.ʃənt ˈklɪn.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A medical facility where patients receive care without being admitted to a hospital.
"She visited the outpatient clinic for her routine check-up." - 2
A specific type of healthcare service that provides treatment and consultations to patients who do not require overnight hospitalization.
"The outpatient clinic specializes in physical therapy and rehabilitation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'outpatient' (derived from 'out-' and the Latin 'patientem', meaning suffering or bearing) and 'clinic' (from the Greek 'klinike', relating to a bed). Historically evolving through 19th-century medical terminology, it designates a healthcare facility where patients receive treatment without being admitted to a hospital overnight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Outpatient clinic" is said worldwide
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clinique externe
Transliteration: kleen-eek ex-tairn
"Elle a visité la clinique externe pour son contrôle de routine."
Ambulanz
Transliteration: am-bu-lants
"Er ging zur Ambulanz für seine Nachuntersuchung."
clinica ambulatoriale
Transliteration: klee-nee-kah am-boo-la-to-ree-ah-leh
"Ha visitato la clinica ambulatoriale per un controllo."
clínica ambulatoria
Transliteration: kleen-ee-kah am-boo-la-to-ree-ah
"Ella fue a la clínica ambulatoria para su chequeo."
clínica ambulatorial
Transliteration: kleen-ee-kah am-boo-la-to-ree-al
"Ele visitou a clínica ambulatorial para um exame de rotina."
आउट पेशेंट क्लिनिक
Transliteration: out pesent klinik
"वह नियमित जांच के लिए आउट पेशेंट क्लिनिक गई।"
门诊
Transliteration: ménzhěn
"她去门诊进行常规检查。"
외래 진료소
Transliteration: oelae jinryoso
"그녀는 정기 검진을 위해 외래 진료소에 갔다."
外来診療所
Transliteration: gairai shinryōjo
"彼女は定期検診のために外来診療所に行きました。"
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