Medical Dictionary

private

adj pri·vate \ˈprī-vət\

Medical Definition of PRIVATE

1
:  of, relating to, or receiving hospital service in which the patient has more privileges than a semiprivate or ward patient
2
:  of, relating to, or being private practice <a private office> <a private practitioner>
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