Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To examine a patient / to conduct a medical examination: The primary meaning refers to the act of a doctor or medical professional checking a patient's body, studying symptoms, diagnosing an illness, and determining a treatment plan.
   • To have a medical check-up / to see a doctor: From the patient's perspective, it means to go to a doctor or clinic to receive a medical examination.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Bác sĩ khám bệnh người ốm. (The doctor examines the sick patient.)
  • Tôi phải đi khám bệnh. (I have to go for a medical examination / I have to go to the doctor.)
  • Bệnh viện này khám bệnh từ 8 giờ sáng. (This hospital sees patients / conducts examinations from 8 a.m.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be used in formal medical contexts as well as in everyday conversation.
• It often implies a systematic process of inspection, including checking vital signs, asking about symptoms, and performing physical tests.

Variants and Related Words

• Khám sức khỏe (verb phrase): to have a health check-up, often a general or periodic examination.
  • Công ty yêu cầu nhân viên khám sức khỏe định kỳ. (The company requires employees to have periodic health check-ups.)
• Khám tổng quát (verb phrase): to have a general medical examination.
• Bác sĩ khám (noun phrase): the examining doctor.

Synonyms

• Examine (medically): to inspect the body to diagnose illness.
• See a patient: (for a doctor) to conduct a consultation.
• Have a consultation: to meet with a doctor for examination and advice.
• Visit the doctor: to go to a doctor's appointment.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Đi khám bệnh: a very common phrase meaning "to go to the doctor" or "to go for a medical check-up."
  • Ông ấy đi khám bệnh mỗi tháng một lần. (He goes to the doctor once a month.)
• Khám bệnh, kê đơn: a sequence describing the medical process: examine the patient, then prescribe medicine.

1. Examine
   • Bác sĩ khám bệnh người ốm
     The doctor examines patients
   • Đi khám bệnh
     Go to for a medical examination, to go to the doctor