Inpatient vs. Impatient

Inpatientnoun

(healthcare) A patient whose treatment needs at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

Inpatientnoun

A patient who receives lodging and food, as well as treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary; - distinguished from outpatient.

Inpatientnoun

a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

Impatientadjective

Restless and intolerant of delays.

Impatientadjective

Anxious and eager, especially to begin something.

Impatientadjective

(obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.

Impatientadjective

Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.

Impatientadjective

Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; - often followed by at, for, of, and under.

Impatientadjective

Not to be borne; unendurable.

Impatientadjective

Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies.

Impatientnoun

One who is impatient.

Impatientadjective

restless or short of temper under delay or opposition;

Impatientadjective

(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness;