病態|びょうたいbyoutai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounstate of a disease; condition of a patient
  2. nounpathological state; pathology
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related疾病しっぺいWrittenWritten word for disease as a category, common in official documents and insurance; it does not describe the specific state of an illness, so it cannot replace 「病態」.
  • Related病やまいWrittenWritten, native-Japanese word with a literary flavor; it is about the illness itself and also means a bad habit or weakness, while 「病態」 denotes the state of a disease.

Use 「病態」 for the state and mechanism of a disease; it appears mostly in medical contexts, as in 「病態を把握する」. For the disease itself use 「病気」 or the written 「疾病」; in literary writing, 「病」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 病気びょうきの状態じょうたい。病気びょうきの状況じょうきょう。病気びょうきの具合ぐあい。
  2. 病的びょうてきな状態じょうたい。
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