1.
inpatient; a patient admitted to and staying in a hospital for treatment
inpatient; a patient admitted to and staying in a hospital for treatment
入院患者の面会時間は午後三時までです。
Visiting hours for inpatients are until 3 PM.
この病棟には約五十名の入院患者がいる。
There are about fifty inpatients in this ward.
入院患者の食事は栄養士が管理している。
The meals for inpatients are managed by a nutritionist.
A compound of 入院 (hospitalization) and 患者 (patient). Used in medical and administrative contexts to distinguish from 外来患者 (outpatient).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 入院患者数 — number of inpatients
- 入院患者のケア — inpatient care
- 入院患者用 — for inpatient use
- 長期入院患者 — long-term inpatient
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 外来患者 — outpatient (visits the hospital without staying overnight)
- 通院患者 — patient who commutes to the hospital for regular treatment
- 入所者 — resident (of a care facility, not a hospital)