noun
secondary disorder; secondary disease; secondary impairment
Medical term for a condition that arises as a consequence of a primary disease, injury, or disability.
糖尿病の二次障害として腎症が起こることがある。
Nephropathy can occur as a secondary disorder of diabetes.
長期の入院によって二次障害が生じるリスクがある。
There is a risk of developing secondary impairments due to prolonged hospitalization.
合併症 is a complication that occurs alongside a primary condition, while 二次障害 is a secondary disorder that develops as a direct consequence of the primary condition.
後遺症 refers to aftereffects or sequelae that remain after the primary condition has healed, whereas 二次障害 can occur while the primary condition is still active.
Compound of 二次 (secondary) and 障害 (disorder/impairment).