As nouns the difference between ambulance and outpatient
is that ambulance is an emergency vehicle that transports sick or injured people to a hospital while outpatient is a patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
As an adjective outpatient is
provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
ambulance
Noun
(
en noun)
An emergency vehicle that transports sick or injured people to a hospital.
(military) A mobile field hospital.
Derived terms
* ambulanceman, ambulancewoman
* heart ambulance
* wambulance
* air ambulance
* ambulance chaser
Related terms
* ambulatory
* ambulant
External links
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outpatient
English
(Patient)
Adjective
(-)
(medicine) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
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Synonyms
* ambulatory
Noun
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
Antonyms
* inpatient
