physical examination

noun

The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

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Meanings

nounphysical examination (plural physical examinations)

plural physical examinations

  1. medicineThe examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

    Synonyms: clinical exam, clinical examination, physical exam

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

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clinical examclinical examinationphysical exam

Translations

Arabic فَحْص طِبِّيّ
  • فَحْص طِبِّيّ (faḥṣ ṭibbiyy)type of examination of the patient's body
Catalan exploració física
  • exploració físicatype of examination of the patient's body
Chinese Mandarin 體格檢查 /体格检查, 體檢 /体检
  • 體格檢查 /体格检查 (tǐgé jiǎnchá)type of examination of the patient's body
  • 體檢 /体检 (tǐjiǎn)type of examination of the patient's body
Czech fyzikální vyšetření
  • fyzikální vyšetřenítype of examination of the patient's body
Finnish lääkärintutkimus, lääkärintarkastus
  • lääkärintutkimustype of examination of the patient's body
  • lääkärintarkastustype of examination of the patient's body
French examen clinique
  • examen cliniquetype of examination of the patient's body
German ärztliche Untersuchung
  • ärztliche Untersuchungtype of examination of the patient's body
Hungarian fizikális vizsgálat
  • fizikális vizsgálattype of examination of the patient's body
Romanian examen clinic, examen fizic
  • examen clinictype of examination of the patient's body
  • examen fizictype of examination of the patient's body
Russian обсле́дование, осмо́тр
  • обсле́дование (obslédovanije)type of examination of the patient's body
  • осмо́тр (osmótr)type of examination of the patient's body
  • медосмо́тр (medosmótr)type of examination of the patient's body
Swedish läkarundersökning
  • läkarundersökningtype of examination of the patient's body
Turkish sağlık muayenesi
  • sağlık muayenesitype of examination of the patient's body
Cite this entry
APA

physical examination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20examination

MLA

“physical examination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20examination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physical examination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20examination.

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