to see a doctor


I found two different translations for "going to see a doctor," and I was
wondering which contexts you would use each in.

The first is 受診{じゅしん}する which is defined on jisho.org as "having a medical
examination; seeing a doctor​."

The other option I found on jisho was （医者に）見てもらう。My understanding of this is
that a literal translation would be "I received the favor of (being seen by) a
doctor."

The first translation makes sense in that it literally refers to the
examination. However, if you wanted to say, "I'm going to see a doctor [at a
specific time]" (like tomorrow, today, etc) which one of these phrases would
you pick? How would this be different from indicating continuing care by
saying "I am being seen by a doctor" (on a continuing basis)?

Thanks, folks!




You can use both:

>   * 明日(病院を)受診します。
>   * 明日(医者に)見てもらいます。
>   * (月に2回)皮膚科を受診しています。
>   * (月に2回)皮膚科の先生に見てもらっています。
>

Difference:

  * 受診 sounds relatively more objective and formal because it's a kango (See: [wago-and-kango](/questions/tagged/wago-and-kango "show questions tagged 'wago-and-kango'")). But it's safe also in casual conversations.
  * 受診 can take an institute name as a direct object.
  * As you already know, てもらう carries some nuance of "receiving favor", but it's not an issue unless you dislike the doctor.

As an aside, 見る can be [replaced by
診る](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/30738/5010).

