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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries紹介状
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shōkaijō
"眼科を受診するためには紹介状が必要です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of directing a patient to a medical specialist or another professional for treatment, consultation, or specific summary reports.
"The optometrist provided a referral summary for the patient's transfer of care to the ophthalmology department." - 2
An official recommendation or act of sending someone to a person or place for assistance or employment.
"She secured the job interview through a direct employee referral."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'refer', originating from Latin 'referre' (re- 'back' + ferre 'to bear, carry'). The suffix '-al' was added in English to denote an action or process, evolving into its current medical and professional administrative sense of sending a patient or client to another specialist.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Referral" is said worldwide
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recommandation
Transliteration: rekomandasyɔ̃
"Le médecin a fait une recommandation pour un spécialiste."
Überweisung
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌvaɪ̯zʊŋ
"Ich brauche eine Überweisung für den Augenarzt."
impegnativa
Transliteration: impeɲɲaˈtiːva
"Il medico mi ha dato l'impegnativa per lo specialista."
remisión
Transliteration: remiˈsjon
"Necesito una remisión para ver al especialista en ojos."
encaminhamento
Transliteration: ẽ.ka.mi.ɲɐˈmẽ.tu
"O médico deu-lhe um encaminhamento para a oftalmologia."
प्रेषण
Transliteration: preshan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"विशेषज्ञ के पास जाने के लिए एक प्रेषण पत्र आवश्यक है।"
转诊
Transliteration: zhuǎnzhěn
Script: 中文汉字
"医生给我开具了一份眼科转诊单。"
진료의뢰서
Transliteration: jinryo uiroseo
Script: 한국어 한글
"안과 진료를 받으려면 진료의뢰서가 필요합니다."
紹介状
Transliteration: shōkaijō
Script: 日本語
"眼科を受診するためには紹介状が必要です。"
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