California Hospital Association. Hospital-Based Outpatient Clinics. A hospital-based outpatient clinic (HBOC) is defined as a clinic providing âoutpatient serviceâ as listed on the hospitalâs general acute-care license issued by the State Department of Public Health.
trample verb [ I or T, usually + prep ] (TREAT WITHOUT RESPECT) âº to act without any respect for someone or something: She accused the government of trampling on the needs and rights of the ordinary citizen. He argues that Congress trampled the constitutional rights of legal immigrants in the new welfare reform law.
Definition of twitch. 1 : an act of twitching; especially : a short sudden pull or jerk. 2 : a physical or mental pang a twitch of remorse. 3 : a loop of rope or strap that is tightened over a horse's lip as a restraining device. 4a : a brief spasmodic contraction of the muscle fibersb : a slight jerk of a body part.