重症
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
serious illness; severe condition
Refers to a serious or severe medical condition, often contrasted with 軽症 (mild illness). Used both as a noun and adjectivally with の.
See also: 軽症
He was hospitalized with a serious illness.
Patients with severe conditions are treated with priority.
Usage patterns
- 重症の〈人〉a seriously ill/critically ill person
The critically ill patient was taken to the intensive care unit.
- 〈人〉が重症になるfor someone's condition to become serious
Because treatment was delayed, her condition became serious.
- 〈人〉が重症に陥るfor someone to fall into a serious condition
The infection worsened, and the patient fell into a serious condition.