Chinese word

确诊

Pronunciation

Pinyinquè zhěn

Meaning

  • verbdiagnose

Example

医生已经把他确诊为流感。yī shēng yǐ jīng bǎ tā què zhěn wèi liú gǎn

The doctor has already diagnosed him with the flu.

Illustration for 确诊 (diagnose)

More examples

流行期间，许多轻症患者并未立即被确诊。liú xíng qī jiān xǔ duō qīng zhèng huàn zhě bìng wèi lì jí bèi què zhěn

During the epidemic, many patients with mild symptoms were not diagnosed immediately.

Core concept

A medical checkpoint where examination turns a possible illness into an identified disease.

Common phrases

  • 确诊为阳性què zhěn wèi yáng xìng

    be diagnosed as positive

  • 确诊感染què zhěn gán rǎn

    diagnose an infection

  • 被确诊感染bèi què zhěn gán rǎn

    be diagnosed with an infection

Similar words

诊断zhěn duàn: Identify a disease or medical condition from symptoms and test results.
确认què rèn: Check whether a fact or piece of information is correct.
判定pàn dìng: Reach a conclusion or decide on action using evidence or set standards.

Definition in Chinese

指经过医学检查或检验后，确认某人患有具体疾病的医学判断或结论。zhǐ jīng guò yī xué jiǎn chá huò jiǎn yàn hòu què rèn mǒu rén huàn yǒu jù tǐ jí bìng de yī xué pàn duàn huò jié lùn

Word origin

The compound 确诊 (quèzhěn, "confirm a diagnosis") joins 确 (què, "certain") and 诊 (zhěn, "medical examination"), so its form connects examination with a settled medical conclusion.

Usage tips

  • The word belongs to medical reporting and sounds more definite than language for an initial suspicion, so it helps mark the point when a condition has been formally established.

Opposites

  • 误诊wù zhěnmisdiagnoseverb

Related words

  • 确诊病例què zhěn bìng lìconfirmed casenoun
  • 确诊者què zhěn zhěconfirmed patientnoun

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