Patients were recruited from inpatient , outpatient, and emergency department settings.是什么意思？

Patients were recruited from inpatient , outpatient, and emergency department settings.

患者是从住院部 、 门诊部和急诊部招募的.

patients

n. 患者( patient的名词复数 )，接受治疗者，受动着，承受者；

例句
...a Code of Practice that would give patients right of access to their medical records.
允许病人查看自己病历的职业准则

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

recruited

v. 招聘( recruit的过去式和过去分词 )，吸收某人为新成员，动员…（提供帮助），雇用；

例句
Before World War II, women were not recruited as intelligence officers...
在第二次世界大战之前，女性不能当情报人员。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

inpatient

n. 住院病人；adj. 夜间看病的；

例句
Patients were recruited from inpatient , outpatient, and emergency department settings.
患者是从住院部 、 门诊部和急诊部招募的.

outpatient

n. 门诊病人，不住院病人；

例句
The outpatient program has a staff of six people...
门诊部有 6 名工作人员。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

emergency

n. 紧急情况，突发事件，非常时刻；adj. 紧急的，应急的；

例句
The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis...
政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。

department

n. 部门，部，系，学部，知识范围，车间；

例句
They move freely from one department to another as they ascend the civil service ladder.
随着仕途晋升，他们可以在部门间随意调动。

settings

n. 镶嵌( setting的名词复数 )，环境，装置，（某事、戏剧、小说等的）背景；

例句
Sincere performances and gritty Boston settings add to the film's realism.
真诚的表演和对波士顿这一背景城市的真实刻画增添了电影的现实主义色彩。