合 併 症(がっぺいしょう)

がっぺいしょう

noun

complication (medical)

1. complication (medical)

A secondary medical condition that develops during or as a result of another disease, medical treatment, or surgical procedure.

手術(しゅじゅつ)の合併症(がっぺいしょう)に注意(ちゅうい)する。

To watch out for surgical complications.

糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)の合併症(がっぺいしょう)として腎臓病(じんぞうびょう)がある。

Kidney disease is a complication of diabetes.

糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)は放置(ほうち)すると様々(さまざま)な合併症(がっぺいしょう)を引(ひ)き起(お)こすため、早期(そうき)の治療(ちりょう)が重要(じゅうよう)だ。

If left untreated, diabetes causes various complications, so early treatment is important.

Usage

A medical term frequently encountered in health-related news and doctor-patient conversations. Often discussed in the context of chronic diseases like 糖尿病(とうにょうびょう) (diabetes) and 高血圧(こうけつあつ) (high blood pressure), as well as post-surgical risks.

Common collocations

合併症(がっぺいしょう)を引(ひ)き起(お)こす: to cause complications
合併症(がっぺいしょう)を防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent complications
合併症(がっぺいしょう)のリスク: risk of complications
術後(じゅつご)の合併症(がっぺいしょう): post-operative complications
糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)の合併症(がっぺいしょう): diabetic complications

Forms

合併(がっぺい) (merger, combination) + 症(しょう) (condition, disease). Literally, a condition that occurs in combination with another.

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Added 2026.2.20 13:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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