病名
Meanings
1
name of a disease; disease name
Refers to the specific medical name of an illness or condition, often used in clinical or formal contexts.
The doctor explained only the treatment plan without telling the name of the disease.
I'm looking up the disease name that matches these symptoms.
Usage patterns
- 病名がつくa disease name is assigned/diagnosed
After the tests, a disease name was finally assigned.
- 病名を告げるto tell someone the name of their disease
The doctor told the patient the name of their disease.
- 病名を伏せるto withhold/conceal the name of the disease
The family decided to keep the disease name hidden from the patient.
- 病名が判明するthe name of the disease becomes known/confirmed
The detailed examination finally revealed the name of the disease.