病びょう状じょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

patient's condition; state of a disease; pathology

Refers to the medical condition of a patient or the nature/progress of a disease. Used in medical, news, and everyday contexts.

病びょう状じょうが悪あっ化かするfor a patient's condition to worsen
患かん者じゃの病びょう状じょうが急きゅうに悪あっ化かした。
The patient's condition suddenly worsened.
病びょう状じょうが安あん定ていするfor a patient's condition to stabilize
手しゅ術じゅつ後ご、病びょう状じょうは安あん定ていしている。
After the surgery, his condition has stabilized.
病びょう状じょうが回かい復ふくするfor a patient's condition to improve
治ち療りょうのおかげで病びょう状じょうが回かい復ふくしてきた。
Thanks to the treatment, his condition has been improving.
〈人ひと〉に病びょう状じょうを説せつ明めいするto explain a patient's condition to someone
医い師しが家か族ぞくに病びょう状じょうを説せつ明めいした。
The doctor explained the patient's condition to the family.
病びょう状じょうが進しん行こうするfor a disease's condition to progress
検けん査さの結けっ果か、病びょう状じょうがさらに進しん行こうしていた。
The test results showed the disease had progressed further.

症しょう状じょうN3
症状 refers to specific symptoms like fever or pain, while 病状 describes the overall progress or state of the illness.
容よう体だいN1
容態 stresses the patient's immediate physical state, often in serious or critical situations, while 病状 covers the broader course of the disease.
病びょう態たい
病態 is a more technical, clinical term for the pathological state of a disease, whereas 病状 is the everyday word used for a patient's condition.

病びょう歴れき
病歴 means a patient's medical history over time, while 病状 refers to their current condition.
病びょう理り
病状 refers to the visible symptoms or clinical condition of a patient, whereas 病理 refers to the scientific cause or mechanism of the disease, not its outward signs.

Compound of 病 (byō, 'illness') and 状 (jō, 'state, condition').