visit /viz′it/ [L, visitare, to see often] , 1. n., a meeting between a practitioner and a client or patient. In the hospital and the home, the practitioner makes a visit to the patient; in the clinic or office the patient makes a visit to the practitioner. 2. v., (of a patient) to meet a practitioner to obtain professional services or (of a practitioner) to see a patient or client to render a professional service.
