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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSprechzimmer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃprɛçˌʦɪmɐ
"Der Arzt rief den Patienten ins Sprechzimmer hinein."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A private room where a professional person, such as a doctor, specialist, or therapist, meets and talks with clients or patients.
"The general practitioner asked the patient to step into her consulting-room for the examination." - 2
An office or study used by a consultant or professional advisor for private conferences.
"He received his financial clients inside the quiet comfort of his private consulting-room."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'consult' (from Latin 'consultare', to deliberate or take counsel, frequentative of 'consulere') combined with the Old English noun 'rūm', meaning space or chamber. The compound emerged in the late 18th to early 19th century to designate a private room where a professional, particularly a medical doctor or specialist, meets clients for advice or examination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Consulting-room" is said worldwide
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cabinet de consultation
Transliteration: ka.bi.ne də kɔ̃.syl.ta.sjɔ̃
"Le médecin attend les patients dans son cabinet de consultation."
Sprechzimmer
Transliteration: ʃprɛçˌʦɪmɐ
"Der Arzt rief den Patienten ins Sprechzimmer hinein."
ambulatorio
Transliteration: am.bu.laˈtɔ.rjo
"Il medico lo ricevette nel suo ambulatorio."
consultorio
Transliteration: kon.sulˈto.ɾjo
"El doctor lo examinó en su consultorio privado."
consultório
Transliteration: kõ.sulˈtɔ.ɾju
"O médico atende seus pacientes no consultório."
परामर्श कक्ष
Transliteration: parāmarś kakṣ
"डॉक्टर ने मरीज को परामर्श कक्ष में बुलाया।"
诊室
Transliteration: zhěn shì
"医生在诊室里等待下一位病人。"
진료실
Transliteration: jin.ryo.sil
"의사 선생님이 진료실에서 환자를 기다리고 계십니다."
診察室
Transliteration: shinsatsushitsu
"患者は医師に呼ばれて診察室に入った。"
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