Dress-out
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The process of medical staff or patients dressing and equipping themselves in preparation for leaving the hospital. uncountable
"On the day of the patient's discharge, the patient will be called to 1 of the 2 dress-out rooms. The patient will be dressed out and then will be escorted to the agent cashier's office where he will pick up the money he had had on account, the valuables he has had in safekeeping, and last, but not least, his ticket and transportation to his home."
Example
More examples"On the day of the patient's discharge, the patient will be called to 1 of the 2 dress-out rooms. The patient will be dressed out and then will be escorted to the agent cashier's office where he will pick up the money he had had on account, the valuables he has had in safekeeping, and last, but not least, his ticket and transportation to his home."
Etymology
Deverbal from dress out.
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