outpatient

el paciente externo

ambulatorio

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (medicine)

a. el paciente externo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There is a separate wing of the hospital specifically for outpatients.Hay un ala separada del hospital especialmente para los pacientes externos.

b. la paciente externa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Are you an outpatient, or are you staying at the hospital?¿Es usted paciente externa o está ingresada en el hospital?

c. el paciente ambulatorio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We haven't been able to keep up with the number of outpatients we're receiving at the clinic.No hemos podido atender a todos los pacientes ambulatorios que nos están llegando a la clínica.

d. la paciente ambulatoria

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

You won't incur as many expenses as an outpatient.No incurrirá en tantos gastos como paciente ambulatoria.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

2. (for patients not staying at the hospital)

a. ambulatorio

Outpatient services are subject to a separate type of insurance coverage than if you have to be hospitalized.Los servicios ambulatorios están sujetos a un tipo de cobertura de seguro médico distinta de si se está hospitalizado.

b. de día

You'll need to stay at the outpatient clinic for a few hours to recover from your surgery.Tendrá que quedarse en la clínica de día durante unas horas para recuperarse de su cirugía.

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