See Also: tubi-(dictionary)
bed occupancy(medicine)
occupancy(dictionary)
occupancy(dictionary)
Certificate of Occupancy(money)
Occupancy Agreement(money)
Occupancy Rate(money)
Occupancy rate(tourism)

tubi- (iou) and bed occupancy (medicine)


tubi- (iou)



tubi- combining form. ['tju:bi]
[from Latin tubus TUBE: see -I-. Cf. TUBO-.]
Of, pertaining to, or having a tube or tubular structure.
tubicolar adjective (Zoology, now rare) = tubicolous M19.
tubicolous adjective (Zoology) inhabiting a tube, tube-dwelling L19.
tubifex noun (more fully
tubifex worm) a red oligochaete (tubicifid) worm of the genus Tubifex, found in mud at the bottom of rivers or lakes and used as live Food for aquarium fish M20.
tubificid adjective & noun (Zoology) (a) noun an aquatic oligochaete worm of the family Tubificidae; (b) adjective of or pertaining to (a worm of) this family: M20.
tubi'florous adjective (Botany) belonging to the former subfamily Tubiflorae of the composite family, in which some or all the florets are tubular L19.
tubiform adjective having the form of a tube, tube-shaped, tubular M18.
tubipore noun an organ-pipe coral E19.

bed occupancy (medicine)


bed occupancy


A measure of inpatient Health facility use based upon the average number or proportion of beds occupied for a given period of time.