1. a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical treatment

1. relating to or involving patients who stay in a hospital for treatment

Examples

• She was admitted as an inpatient for surgery.
• The hospital has 200 inpatient beds.
• Inpatient care is more expensive than outpatient treatment.
• He spent three days as an inpatient recovering from pneumonia.
• The inpatient rehabilitation program lasts six weeks.
• Inpatient services include 24-hour nursing care.