診察券
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Meanings
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patient registration card; hospital card
A card issued by a clinic or hospital that identifies a patient and is used for check-in and appointment management.
I had a patient registration card made when I visited the clinic for the first time.
If you forget your hospital card, there may be a fee to reissue it.
Usage patterns
- 診察券を提示するto show one's patient card (at reception)
Please show your patient card at the reception desk.
- 診察券を作るto get a patient card issued (when registering at a clinic)
Since it was my first visit to this hospital, I had a patient card made for me.
- 診察券を忘れるto forget one's patient card
I forgot my patient card, so it took a bit of time at the front desk.