症 例(しょうれい)

しょうれい

noun

case (medical); clinical case

formalmedical

1. case (of a disease); clinical case; instance of illness

An individual occurrence of a disease or medical condition. Used in medical reports, research, and news coverage of health topics.

珍(めずら)しい症例(しょうれい)が報告(ほうこく)された。

A rare case was reported.

今年(ことし)の感染(かんせん)症例(しょうれい)数(すう)は去年(きょねん)を上回(うわまわ)っている。

The number of infection cases this year exceeds last year's.

症例(しょうれい)報告(ほうこく)を基(もと)に治療法(ちりょうほう)を検討(けんとう)する。

We will examine treatment methods based on case reports.

Usage

A formal, medical/scientific term frequently seen in news reports about outbreaks, research papers, and hospital settings. Not used in casual conversation about being sick.

Common collocations

症例(しょうれい)報告(ほうこく) (case report)
症例(しょうれい)数(すう) (number of cases)
症例(しょうれい)を分析(ぶんせき)する (to analyze cases)
重症(じゅうしょう)症例(しょうれい) (severe cases)

Similar words

事例(じれい): example, precedent — broader, not limited to medical contexts
患者(かんじゃ): patient — the person, not the case
奨励(しょうれい): encouragement — a homophone with different kanji and meaning

Related Words

Compare: 事例(じれい) (example, precedent)

Compare: 患者(かんじゃ) (patient)

Homophone: 奨励(しょうれい) (encouragement)

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Added 2026.3.21 18:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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