1.
onset; outbreak (of disease)
The point at which symptoms of a disease or condition first appear.
発症から三日で入院した。
I was hospitalized three days after the onset.
糖尿病を発症するリスクが高い。
There's a high risk of developing diabetes.
ストレスが発症の引き金になることがある。
Stress can trigger the onset of the condition.
発症 is commonly used in medical contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 発症する: to develop (a disease), to break out
- 発症率: incidence rate
- 発症時期: time of onset
- 発症リスク: risk of developing (a disease)
- 発症を防ぐ: to prevent onset
RELATED TERMS:
- 発病: falling ill, onset of illness
- 再発: recurrence, relapse