(じゅうたい)

じゅうたい
noun
critical condition, seriously ill
1. critical condition, seriously ill
A medical state where a patient's life is in danger.
患者(かんじゃ)重体(じゅうたい)です。
The patient is in critical condition.
事故(じこ)重体(じゅうたい)になった。
He became critically injured in the accident.
重体(じゅうたい)から回復(かいふく)した。
He recovered from critical condition.

重体(じゅうたい) refers to a critical medical condition.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 重体(じゅうたい)になる (become critically ill)
  • 重体(じゅうたい)(おちい)る (fall into critical condition)
  • 重体(じゅうたい)から回復(かいふく)する (recover from critical condition)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 重傷(じゅうしょう): serious injury (focuses on injury)
  • 重体(じゅうたい): critical condition (life-threatening state)
  • 重病(じゅうびょう): serious illness