(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)合併症(がっぺいしょう)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)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)放置(ほうち)すると様々(さまざま)合併症(がっぺいしょう)()()こすため、早期(そうき)治療(ちりょう)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)()()こす: to cause complications
  • 合併症(がっぺいしょう)(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)合併症(がっぺいしょう): post-operative complications
  • 糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)合併症(がっぺいしょう): diabetic complications

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