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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: inpatient, inmate] [ant: outpatient]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1760 a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment — compare outpatient

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inpatient In"pa`tient, n. A patient who receives lodging and food, as well as treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary; -- distinguished from outpatient.

Moby Thesaurus

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