inpatient
nounA patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that requires at least one overnight stay.
adjectiveOf or relating to inpatients or their care.
nounA patient who is lodged and fed as well as treated in a hospital or infirmary. See
A patient who receives lodging and food, as well as treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary; — distinguished from
A
a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated