Meaning
Clinical examination of the body performed by a doctor
Primary Function
Describing medical procedures
Communicative Purpose
Providing information about or requesting a physical examination
Pattern
körperliche Untersuchung
Core Structure
körperliche Untersuchung
Função primária
Describing medical procedures
Propósito comunicativo
Providing information about or requesting a physical examination
Situações de gatilho
During a doctor's appointment, when assessing a patient's health, before prescribing treatment
Contextos
Medical consultations, health reports, hospital settings
Padrão
körperliche Untersuchung
Estrutura central
körperliche Untersuchung
Slots de substituição
No variable slots; the phrase is fixed.
Colocados típicos
- durchführen
- Arzt
- Patient
- Gesundheitscheck
Substituições comuns
- medizinische Untersuchung (more general)
- klinische Untersuchung (more formal)
Erros comuns
Omitting the adjective 'körperliche', using the phrase outside medical contexts
Similar / contraste
ärztliche Untersuchung, klinische Untersuchung, Gesundheitscheck
Interferências
English speakers may mistakenly think 'examination' refers to an academic test and might use the phrase in non‑medical contexts.
Família do chunk
- medizinische Untersuchung
- Gesundheitscheck
- klinische Diagnose
Nuance
The expression is formal-medical and used primarily in clinical contexts; it sounds less colloquial than 'körperliche Prüfung'.
Efeito pragmático
Creates a formal medical context
Dica de memória
Medical check-up
Nota
The expression is typically used with the indefinite article 'eine' and refers to a doctor-performed examination of the body.
Upgrade path
ärztliche Gesundheitsprüfung
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