成人病(せいじんびょう)

せいじんびょう
noun
adult disease; lifestyle-related disease
1. adult disease; lifestyle-related disease
A dated term for diseases that commonly affect adults, such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Now officially replaced by 生活習慣病 (lifestyle-related disease) in Japan since 1996.
成人病(せいじんびょう)を予防(よぼう)する。
To prevent lifestyle-related diseases.
成人病(せいじんびょう)の検査(けんさ)を受(う)けた。
I had a checkup for adult diseases.
かつて成人病(せいじんびょう)と呼(よ)ばれていた病気(びょうき)は、現在(げんざい)では生活(せいかつ)習慣(しゅうかん)病(びょう)と呼(よ)ばれている。
Diseases that were once called 'adult diseases' are now called 'lifestyle-related diseases.'

USAGE:
An older term that was officially replaced by 生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう) (lifestyle-related disease) in 1996. The renaming reflected the understanding that these conditions are caused by lifestyle choices rather than simply aging. Still widely understood and occasionally used in everyday speech.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 成人病(せいじんびょう)検診(けんしん) (adult disease screening)
  • 成人病(せいじんびょう)の予防(よぼう) (prevention of adult diseases)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 生活(せいかつ)習慣(しゅうかん)病(びょう): lifestyle-related disease — the current official term
  • 慢性(まんせい)疾患(しっかん): chronic disease — broader medical term
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