Japanese word

往診

Pronunciation

Romajiōshin

医師は毎週患者の家へ往診します。i shi wa mai shū kan ja no ie e ō shin shi ma su

The doctor makes a house call to the patient's home every week.

具合が悪くて外出できない患者には、医師が往診します。gu ai ga waru ku te gai shutsu de ki na i kan ja ni wa i shi ga ō shin shi ma su

The doctor makes a house call to patients who are too ill to go out.

Centers on a doctor traveling to the patient's home instead of receiving the patient at a clinic or hospital.

訪問診療hōmonshinryō: A planned medical visit to a patient's home for examination and treatment.

医師が診察のため患者の家を訪れること。i shi ga shin satsu no ta me kan ja no ie o otozu re ru ko to

往診 (ōshin) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 往 (ō, "go toward") and 診 (shin, "examine a patient"), so its form reflects going to examine someone.

This term often appears in written medical contexts, making it useful for understanding formal descriptions of health-care services.