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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRule-out
/ˈruːl.aʊt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or act of eliminating a possibility, diagnosis, or suspect from consideration.
"The initial blood tests allowed for the quick rule-out of severe infections."
- 1
To exclude, eliminate, or prevent something from being a possibility.
"Doctors performed an MRI to rule out any structural damage to the brain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'rule out', combining the Middle English noun 'rule' (from Old French and Latin regula) and the Old English adverb 'ūt'. Originally used in general reasoning to mean 'to exclude or dismiss from consideration', it transitioned in the 20th century into medical and investigative terminology as a standard diagnostic procedure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rule-out" is said worldwide
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exclure
Transliteration: eks-klyʁ
"Les médecins ont dû exclure cette hypothèse."
ausschließen
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯sˌʃliːsn̩
"Wir müssen eine Infektion ausschließen."
escludere
Transliteration: eˈskluːdere
"Gli esami servono a escludere altre patologie."
descartar
Transliteration: deskaɾˈtaɾ
"El médico ordenó pruebas para descartar una fractura."
descartar
Transliteration: deskaɾˈtaɾ
"Precisamos descartar qualquer possibilidade de erro."
बाहर करना
Transliteration: baahar karnaa
"डॉक्टर ने गंभीर बीमारी की संभावना को बाहर कर दिया।"
排除
Transliteration: pái chú
"医生需要做进一步检查以排除这种可能性。"
배제하다
Transliteration: baejehada
"우리는 모든 위험 요소를 배제해야 합니다."
除外する
Transliteration: jogai suru
"医師はその病気の可能性を急いで除外した。"
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