診療所(しんりょうじょ)

しんりょうじょ
noun
clinic, medical office
medicalbuilding
1. clinic, medical office, doctor's office
A small medical facility with fewer than 20 beds (or no inpatient beds at all), as defined by Japanese medical law. Smaller than a hospital, typically run by a single doctor or small group of doctors for outpatient care.
近(ちか)くの診療所(しんりょうじょ)で診(み)てもらった。
I was seen at a nearby clinic.
この島(しま)には病院(びょういん)はなく、小(ちい)さな診療所(しんりょうじょ)が一(ひと)つあるだけだ。
There is no hospital on this island — just one small clinic.
地域(ちいき)の診療所(しんりょうじょ)が閉鎖(へいさ)され、住民(じゅうみん)は遠(とお)くの病院(びょういん)に通(かよ)わなければならなくなった。
The local clinic was closed, and residents had to travel to a distant hospital.

Common collocations

  • 歯科(しか)診療所(しんりょうじょ): dental clinic
  • 地域(ちいき)の診療所(しんりょうじょ): local/community clinic
  • 無床(むしょう)診療所(しんりょうじょ): clinic without inpatient beds

Similar words

Usage

In Japanese medical law, 診療所(しんりょうじょ) is legally distinct from 病院(びょういん): a 診療所(しんりょうじょ) has fewer than 20 beds, while a 病院(びょういん) has 20 or more. In everyday language, people often say 病院(びょういん) for any medical facility, but 診療所(しんりょうじょ) specifically refers to smaller clinics.

Related Words

Related: 診療(しんりょう) (medical examination and treatment)
Compare: 病院(びょういん) (hospital (20+ beds))
Related: 医院(いいん) (medical practice)
Compare: クリニック (clinic)
Compare: 治療院(ちりょういん) (clinic)
Compare: 病棟(びょうとう) (hospital ward)
Compare: 総合病院(そうごうびょういん) (general hospital)
Compare: 医療(いりょう)機関(きかん) (medical institution)
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