critically ill patient; patient with a severe condition
Medical and general term for a patient whose illness or injury is life-threatening or very serious. Often used in hospital contexts.
Several critically ill patients were brought to that hospital.
Treating patients with severe conditions requires specialized knowledge.
Refers to the state of being critically ill, often used in news reports (e.g., 重体で搬送). 重症患者 is the patient themselves.
Means mild illness or minor injury. 軽症患者 is a patient with a mild condition, the opposite of 重症患者.
Compound of 重症 (じゅうしょう, 'serious illness') and 患者 (かんじゃ, 'patient').