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complication (medical)
A secondary medical condition that develops during or as a result of another disease, medical treatment, or surgical procedure.
手術の合併症に注意する。
To watch out for surgical complications.
糖尿病の合併症として腎臓病がある。
Kidney disease is a complication of diabetes.
糖尿病は放置すると様々な合併症を引き起こすため、早期の治療が重要だ。
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 (diabetes) and 高血圧 (high blood pressure), as well as post-surgical risks.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 合併症を引き起こす: to cause complications
- 合併症を防ぐ: to prevent complications
- 合併症のリスク: risk of complications
- 術後の合併症: post-operative complications
- 糖尿病の合併症: diabetic complications
WORD FORMATION:
合併 (merger, combination) + 症 (condition, disease). Literally, a condition that occurs in combination with another.