physical examination
process by which a medical professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease
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physical examination
Summary
physical examination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,430 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- physical examination is a type of health assessment[2].
- physical examination is a type of medical examination[3].
- physical examination is a type of medical test[4].
- physical examination is part of health risk assessment[5].
- physical examination is used for medical diagnosis[6].
- physical examination's Commons category is recorded as Physical examinations[7].
- physical examination's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physical examination[8].
- physical examination's topic has template is recorded as Template:Medical records and physical exam[9].
- physical examination's main Wikidata property is recorded as P923[10].
- physical examination's equivalent class is recorded as https://schema.org/PhysicalExam[11].
- physical examination's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C20989[12].
- physical examination's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[13].
- physical examination's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
- physical examination's has evaluation is recorded as physical finding[15].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include health assessment[2], medical examination[3], and medical test[4].
Use and Application
physical examination is used for medical diagnosis[6]. It is part of health risk assessment[5].
Why It Matters
physical examination ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,430 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]