症状|しょうじょうshoujou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounsymptoms; condition (of a patient)
- Synonym症候しょうこうWrittenWritten medical term for pathological changes appearing in body and mind; mostly seen in 「症候群」. In everyday speech, use 「症状」.
- Related病態びょうたいWrittenWritten medical term for the state of a disease or its pathology, as in 「病態生理」; leans toward the pathological side.
Use 「症状」 for the condition a disease presents. For a medical syndrome say 「症候群」; for a pathological state use 「病態」.
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