対たい症しょう

noun

specific; targeted

Used in medical and scientific contexts to describe something that acts against a specific disease, pathogen, or condition, as opposed to a broad or symptomatic approach. Often appears in compounds like 対症療法 (symptomatic treatment) or 対症抗体 (specific antibody).

• この薬くすりは対たい症しょう的てきな効こう果かが期き待たいされている。

  This drug is expected to have a specific effect.

• 対たい症しょう療りょう法ほうではなく、根こん本ぽん的てきな治ち療りょうが必ひつ要ようだ。

  We need a fundamental treatment, not just symptomatic therapy.