疾患(しっかん)

しっかん
noun
disease; ailment; medical condition
1. disease; ailment; medical condition
A formal, medical term for a disease or illness. Used primarily in clinical, scientific, and formal contexts.
心臓(しんぞう)疾患(しっかん)の患者(かんじゃ)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of patients with heart disease is increasing.
この薬(くすり)は自己免疫(じこめんえき)疾患(しっかん)に効果(こうか)がある。
This medicine is effective for autoimmune diseases.
生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)は食事(しょくじ)や運動(うんどう)で予防(よぼう)できる疾患(しっかん)が多(おお)い。
Many lifestyle-related diseases are conditions that can be prevented through diet and exercise.

疾患(しっかん) is a formal medical term composed of 疾(しつ) (illness) and 患(かん) (affliction). It is preferred in medical, scientific, and formal writing over more casual terms.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 心臓(しんぞう)疾患(しっかん) (heart disease)
  • 呼吸器(こきゅうき)疾患(しっかん) (respiratory disease)
  • 精神(せいしん)疾患(しっかん) (mental illness)
  • 難治性(なんちせい)疾患(しっかん) (intractable disease)
  • 基礎(きそ)疾患(しっかん) (underlying medical condition)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 病気(びょうき): illness, sickness — everyday, neutral term
  • 病(やまい): illness — slightly literary or traditional
  • 症状(しょうじょう): symptom — refers to signs of illness, not the disease itself
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