往診(おうしん)

おうしん
noun, verb (suru)
house call; home visit (medical)
1. house call; home visit by a doctor
when a doctor visits a patient at their home to provide medical care
医師(いし)に往診(おうしん)を頼(たの)んだ。
I asked the doctor to make a house call.
往診(おうしん)可能(かのう)な病院(びょういん)を探(さが)している。
I'm looking for a hospital that does house calls.
高齢者(こうれいしゃ)のために往診(おうしん)サービスが増(ふ)えている。
House call services are increasing for elderly patients.

USAGE:

  • 往診(おうしん)する (to make a house call)
  • 往診(おうしん)を頼(たの)む (to request a house call)
  • 往診(おうしん)可能(かのう) (house calls available)
  • 往診(おうしん)料(りょう) (house call fee)

CONTEXT:
Common for elderly or immobile patients who cannot visit a hospital. Increasingly important in Japan's aging society.

RELATED:

  • 回診(かいしん) (ward rounds - inside hospital)
  • 訪問診療(ほうもんしんりょう) (home medical care - more comprehensive)
  • 在宅医療(ざいたくいりょう) (home healthcare)
  • 診察(しんさつ) (medical examination)

Related Words

Related: 回診(かいしん) (ward rounds)
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Added 2026.1.25 17:07 · Revised 2026.2.3 23:48
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