German word

Befund

Pronunciation

IPA/bəˈfʊnt/

Meaning

  • masculine nountest result

Example

Ich habe den Befund gestern bekommen.

I received the test result yesterday.

Illustration for Befund (test result)

More examples

Die Ärztin erläuterte den positiven Befund.

The doctor explained the positive test result.

Core concept

A report or spoken summary gathers what an examination has found about a person or sample.

Common phrases

  • positiver Befund

    positive test result

  • negativer Befund

    negative test result

  • Labor-Befund

    laboratory test result

Similar words

Ergebnis: A general result or measurement obtained through testing or investigation.
Diagnose: A doctor's determination of the type or cause of a disease or condition.
Befundbericht: A written examination report listing observations and findings in detail.
Laborbefund: A report of findings and measurements from blood, urine, or other laboratory tests.

Definition in German

Befund bezeichnet eine schriftliche oder mündliche Feststellung über den Zustand einer Person oder Probe nach einer Untersuchung.

Word origin

Befund comes from Middle High German befund and is formed with be- from Fund, a noun related to the Germanic verb finden, 'to find'.

Usage tips

  • Befund is masculine, with plural Befunde; Diagnose names the medical interpretation, while Befund often names the reported findings.

Other meanings

  • findingnoun
  • diagnosisnoun

Opposites

  • Unauffälligkeitunremarkable findingnoun

Related words

  • Befundberichttest reportnoun
  • Laborbefundlaboratory test resultnoun

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