Vocabulary
die
Visite
/viˈziːtə/· noun· Pl. die Visiten
ward round (doctors visiting each patient)
Die Visite: every morning the ward doctor goes from room to room with a nurse, sees each patient and decides what changes. Often once a week the Chefarzt comes too (die Chefarztvisite).
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- Singular
- die Visite
- Plural
- die Visiten
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- der Visite
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Visite
ward round
Die Visite fängt heute erst um zehn an.
The ward round doesn't start until ten today.
Word family
Visitedie Chefarztvisiteconsultant's ward rounddie Oberarztvisitesenior doctor's rounddie Visitenkartebusiness card
Common combinations
- Visite machento do the ward round
- bei der Visiteon the ward round
- zur Visite gehento go on the ward round
- nach der Visiteafter the ward round
Common learner mistakes
- Der Arzt macht einen Besuch bei dem Patienten.Der Arzt macht Visite.In hospital the doctor's round is „die Visite“; a „Besuch“ is what relatives make.
Real examples
- Bei der Visite berichte ich der Ärztin von den Blutzuckerwerten.On the ward round I tell the doctor about the blood sugar readings.
- Nach der Visite schreibe ich alle Änderungen in die Dokumentation.After the ward round I write all the changes into the records.
- Fragen Sie das am besten morgen bei der Visite, dann ist die Ärztin da.Best ask that tomorrow on the ward round, the doctor will be there.
