问诊 (wèn zhěn) — (noun) diagnostic interview, patient history-taking; (verb) to take a patient's history, to interview for diagnosis
Definition
问诊 (wèn zhěn) is the medical-history step: the doctor asks the patient questions to gather symptoms and background before diagnosing. Used as both a noun ('diagnostic interview') and a verb ('to take a history').
noun
diagnostic interviewpatient history-taking
verb
to take a patient's historyto interview for diagnosis
Examples
- 问诊。Yī shēng zhèng zài gěi bìng rén wèn zhěn.The doctor is taking the patient's history.
- 问诊。wèn zhěn Shì zhěn duàn de dì yī bù.The diagnostic interview is the first step of diagnosis.
- 问诊，。Jīng guò zǐ xì de wèn zhěn, yī shēng zhǎo dào le bìng yīn.After a careful history-taking, the doctor found the cause of the illness.
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