主しゅ治じ効こう能のう

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Meanings

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noun

chief effect; main efficacy

Medical term referring to the primary therapeutic effect of a medicine. Used in pharmaceutical contexts.

この薬くすりの主しゅ治じ効こう能のうは解げ熱ねつです。
The chief effect of this medicine is fever reduction.

lord, chief, master

治reign, be at peace, calm down

効merit, efficacy, efficiency

能ability, talent, skill

Similar words

効こう能のう
効能 means 'efficacy' or 'effect' in general, while 主治効能 specifically refers to the main or primary effect of a drug.

Etymology

Compound of 主治 (shuji, 'main treatment') and 効能 (kōnō, 'efficacy'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in medical and pharmaceutical contexts.