physical examination
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physical examination
n.
A medical examination by a physician or nurse practitioner to determine the state of a person's health, identify risk factors for disease, and devise strategies for disease prevention.
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physical examination
n
(Medicine) med the process of examining the body by means of sight, touch, percussion, or auscultation to diagnose disease or verify fitness
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phys′ical examina′tion
n.
an examination, usu. by a physician, of a person's body in order to determine his or her state of health.
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Translations
fyzikální vyšetření
physical examination
n → visita medicaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995