診しん察さつ

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診察する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a doctor examining a patient, including physical exams and consultations. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

〈人ひと〉を診しん察さつするfor a doctor to examine someone
医い者しゃは患かん者じゃを丁てい寧ねいに診しん察さつした。
The doctor carefully examined the patient.
診しん察さつを受うけるto undergo a medical examination
熱ねつがあったので、病びょう院いんで診しん察さつを受うけた。
Since I had a fever, I had a checkup at the hospital.
〈医い者しゃ〉に診しん察さつしてもらうto have a doctor examine you
近きん所じょの医い者しゃに診しん察さつしてもらった。
I had a local doctor examine me.
診しん察さつの予よ約やくをするto make an appointment for a medical examination
電でん話わで診しん察さつの予よ約やくをした。
I made an appointment for a checkup over the phone.

受じゅ診しん
診察 refers to the doctor's act of examining a patient, while 受診 describes the same event from the patient's side, as in 受診する.
検けん査さN3
検査 is a broader term covering tests and inspections of any kind (blood tests, equipment checks), whereas 診察 specifically means a doctor examining a patient in person.
診しん療りょうN1
診療 covers the full process of medical consultation and treatment at a clinic, while 診察 focuses narrowly on the examination itself.
検けん診しん
診察 is a doctor's hands-on examination for diagnosis or treatment, while 検診 is a preventive screening or checkup for a specific condition.

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診みるN3
診察する is the formal, clinical term for conducting a medical examination, while 診る is the plain everyday verb doctors and patients actually use.
健けん康こう診しん断だんN3
診察 is a doctor's examination of a patient who has symptoms or complaints, while 健康診断 is a routine preventive checkup for healthy people.

診しん断だんN2
診察 is the act of examining a patient, while 診断 is the doctor's resulting conclusion or diagnosis based on that examination.
受じゅ診しん
診察 is the doctor's action of examining the patient, while 受診 is the patient's action of receiving that examination, so the two are easily confused despite describing the same event from opposite sides.

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Compound of 診 (しん, 'examine medically') and 察 (さつ, 'inspect, judge'). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of a medical examination.