Appointments
Appointments
Appointments (/əˈpɔɪntmənts/) are arrangements to meet someone or do something at a particular time. In the medical field, appointments are scheduled meetings between a patient and a healthcare provider for the purpose of consultation, examination, treatment, or procedures.
Etymology
The term "appointment" comes from the Middle English word "appointen", which means to arrange, settle, or assign. It is derived from the Old French "apointier", and ultimately from the Latin "ad-" (to) and "punctum" (point or time).
Related Terms
- Consultation: A meeting with an expert or professional, such as a medical doctor, in order to seek advice.
- Examination: The act of inspecting or testing something, in the medical context, it's the process of checking a patient's body to determine their state of health.
- Treatment: The management and care of a patient to combat disease or disorder.
- Procedure: A series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner, often in medical context, it refers to a course of action intended to achieve a result in the delivery of healthcare.
- Healthcare provider: A person or organization that provides medical services to a patient.
- Patient: A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Appointments
- Wikipedia's article - Appointments
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