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physical examination

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: clinical exam, clinical examination, physical exam

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَحْص طِبِّيّ (faḥṣ ṭibbiyy) — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Catalan: exploració física — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體格檢查 /体格检查 (tǐgé jiǎnchá) — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 體檢 /体检 (tǐjiǎn) — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Czech: fyzikální vyšetření — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Finnish: lääkärintutkimus — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Finnish: lääkärintarkastus — type of examination of the patient's body
  • French: examen clinique — type of examination of the patient's body
  • German: ärztliche Untersuchung — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Hungarian: fizikális vizsgálat — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Romanian: examen clinic — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Romanian: examen fizic — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Russian: обсле́дование (obslédovanije) — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Russian: осмо́тр (osmótr) — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Russian: медосмо́тр (medosmótr) — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Swedish: läkarundersökning — type of examination of the patient's body
  • Turkish: sağlık muayenesi — type of examination of the patient's body