症例(しょうれい)

しょうれい
noun
case (medical); clinical case
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
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