病びょう性せい

noun

nature of a disease; pathogenicity

Medical term referring to the inherent characteristics or virulence of a disease. Often used in contexts like 病性鑑定 (pathological examination) or 病性試験 (pathogenicity test).

See also: 病症 (びょうしょう)

• このウイルスの病びょう性せいはまだ完かん全ぜんには解かい明めいされていない。

  The nature of this virus's disease has not yet been fully elucidated.

• 病びょう性せい鑑かん定ていの結けっ果か、高こう病びょう原げん性せい鳥とりインフルエンザと判はん定ていされた。

  As a result of the pathological examination, it was determined to be highly pathogenic avian influenza.