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基礎疾患 (きそしっかん, kisoshikkan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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き
礎そ
疾しっ
患かん
が
ある
人ひと
は
、
感かん
染せん
症しょう
に
かかり
やすい
。
People with underlying conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are more susceptible to infectious diseases.
The doctor decided on a treatment plan taking the patient's underlying illness into account.
Kanji 基 fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines 礎 cornerstone, foundation stone 患 afflicted, disease, suffer from Related words 持じ 病びょう 持病 is a more everyday term for a chronic illness one has long suffered from, while 基礎疾患 is a clinical term used in medical contexts to refer to an underlying condition that may affect other health outcomes.
既き 往おう 症しょう 既往症 refers to a patient's past medical history, including previous illnesses, whereas 基礎疾患 specifically denotes a current underlying disease that is still relevant.
Etymology Compound of 基礎 (foundation, basis) and 疾患 (disease, disorder). A straightforward modern medical term.
