Meanings
nounhouse call (plural house calls)
plural house calls · alternative housecall · alternative house-call
- A visit by a medical professional, especially a physician, to examine a patient in their home.
- A visit by a repair person or other customer service worker to a customer's home.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 出診 /出诊, 上門看診 /上门看诊
- 出診 /出诊 (chūzhěn)visit by a medical professional
- 上門看診 /上门看诊 (shàngmén kànzhěn)visit by a medical professional
- 上門服務 /上门服务 (shàngmén fúwù)visit by a repair person
Finnish kotikäynti, kotikäynti
- kotikäyntivisit by a medical professional
- kotikäyntivisit by a repair person
French visite à domicile
- visite à domicilevisit by a medical professional
German Hausbesuch, Hausvisite
- Hausbesuchvisit by a medical professional
- Hausvisitevisit by a medical professional
- Hausbesuchvisit by a repair person
Hungarian beteglátogatás, kiszállás
- beteglátogatásvisit by a medical professional
- kiszállásvisit by a repair person
Italian visita a domicilio
- visita a domiciliovisit by a medical professional
Polish wizyta domowa, wizyta
- wizyta domowavisit by a medical professional
- wizytavisit by a medical professional
- wizyta mechanikavisit by a repair person
Cite this entry
APA
house call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20call
MLA
“house call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20call. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house call,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20call.
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