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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhěn suǒ
"我今天下午需要去诊所看病。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A room or suite of rooms where a medical doctor consults with, examines, and treats patients.
"She sat in the waiting room of the doctor's office before her annual checkup." - 2
The administrative headquarters or practice where medical professionals manage patient records and appointments.
"Please call the doctor's office to reschedule your appointment."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun doctor, stemming from Latin doctor meaning 'teacher' (from docere 'to teach'), combined with office from Old French and Latin officium meaning 'service, duty, or place of business'. The compound term emerged in early modern American and British English to designate the professional workspace or consulting room of a medical practitioner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doctor's office" is said worldwide
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cabinet médical
Transliteration: ka.bi.ne me.di.kal
"Il est allé au cabinet médical pour sa consultation."
Arztpraxis
Transliteration: aʁstˌpʁaksɪs
"Ich muss heute Nachmittag in die Arztpraxis gehen."
ambulatorio medico
Transliteration: am.bu.laˈtɔ.rjo ˈmɛ.di.ko
"Il dottore mi aspetta nel suo ambulatorio medico."
consultorio médico
Transliteration: kon.sulˈto.ɾjo ˈme.di.ko
"Esperamos al doctor en el consultorio médico."
consultório médico
Transliteration: kõ.sulˈtɔ.ɾju ˈmɛ.di.ku
"Liguei para o consultório médico para marcar uma consulta."
डॉक्टर का क्लीनिक
Transliteration: doktar ka klinik
"वह अपनी नियमित जाँच के लिए डॉक्टर के क्लीनिक गया।"
诊所
Transliteration: zhěn suǒ
"我今天下午需要去诊所看病。"
병원
Transliteration: byeong-won
"감기 때문에 의사 선생님 진료실에 갔어요."
診察室
Transliteration: shinsatsushitsu
"患者は医師の診察室に入りました。"
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