問診

• 読み: もんしん
• ローマ字: monshin
• 漢字の分解: 問 (mon) — ask, question; 診 (shin) — examine, diagnose
• 発音: /moɴ.ɕiŋ/

意味

Medical interview; patient history taking. The clinical practice of asking a patient questions about their symptoms, medical history, and lifestyle.

A noun and suru-verb (問診する) describing the intake interview that typically begins a medical consultation. The written form is 問診票 (medical questionnaire). Effective 問診 is considered foundational to accurate diagnosis. In Japanese clinical practice, the structure and formality of this process is often emphasised in medical education.

例文

1. 診察の始めに医師から詳しい問診を受け、症状の経緯を説明した。
2. 問診票に記入した内容をもとに、医師が診断の方向性を決める。
3. 十分な問診なしに処方された薬が、副作用を引き起こすこともある。

使い方ガイド

場面: medicine, clinical care, diagnosis, hospital, general practice

トーン: clinical, procedural

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound: 問 (mon) means to ask or question, and 診 (shin) means to examine or diagnose. Together they describe the practice of asking questions as part of a medical examination, a procedure formalised through the adoption of Western clinical methods in the Meiji era.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adult

社会的背景: Universal