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▪ I. admitting, vbl. n.|ædˈmɪtɪŋ|
[f. admit + -ing1.]
Willing or official reception; mental assent; acknowledgment. (Now gerundial.)
1598Florio, Matriculatione, a matriculation, registring, or admitting. Mod. Afraid of admitting the whole truth.
▪ II. admitting, ppl. a. Chiefly Med.|ædˈmɪtɪŋ|
[f. admit v. + -ing.]
That admits; spec. designating a person responsible for admitting people to a hospital, police station, etc., and that part of a hospital reserved for the accommodation of recently admitted patients.
1913Hornsby & Schmidt Mod. Hospital 340 It shall be the duty of the admitting physician to take cultures from throat and vagina, and send them to the..laboratory..for final treatment and report. 1949Hospitals Aug. 54/2 As soon as the patient has been examined by the admitting physician, he is sent with an attendant to take a shower and change into hospital clothing. 1978N.Y. Times 29 Mar. a12/5 They then took him to the police station, but the admitting sergeant refused to book him because of his battered condition. 1989Nursing 26 Oct. 17/3 In a busy admitting ward the constraints of time must also be considered, less time being required when only the staff plan the care. |