疾患|しっかんshikkan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, medicinedisease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym病気びょうきNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose word for being ill; 「疾患」 is a medical term for classified disorders, as in 「心疾患」 and 「精神疾患」.
- Synonym疾病しっぺいWrittenWritten word for disease, common in official documents and medical writing, e.g. 「疾病分類」; 「疾患」 leans more toward clinical medicine.
- Synonym病やまいWrittenArchaic word (read いたずき) for pain, hardship or illness, rarely used today; 「疾患」 is the modern medical term.
- Synonym病患びょうかんWrittenRare, written word for sickness; in daily speech say 「病気」, and in medical contexts 「疾患」.
- Related病びょうWrittenArchaic word (read いたずき) for pain, hardship or illness, rarely used today; 「疾患」 is the modern medical term.
- Antonym健康けんこうNeutralThe antonym in the pairing of illness and health: being in good physical and mental condition, as in 「健康診断」.
Use 「疾患」 for medical disorders, as in 「呼吸器疾患」 and 「精神疾患」. For everyday illness say 「病気」; official and medical prose often uses 「疾病」. The antonym is 「健康」.
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