早期診断(そうきしんだん)

A compound of 早期(そうき) (early stage) + 診断(しんだん) (diagnosis). Often paired with 早期治療(そうきちりょう) (early treatment) in the set phrase 早期診断(そうきしんだん)・早期治療(そうきちりょう), which is a cornerstone principle of Japanese preventive medicine.

Common collocations

• 早期診断(そうきしんだん)・早期治療(そうきちりょう): early diagnosis and early treatment
• 早期診断(そうきしんだん)の重要性(じゅうようせい): importance of early diagnosis
• がんの早期診断(そうきしんだん): early diagnosis of cancer

Related words

• 早期発見(そうきはっけん): early detection — finding a condition early, often used interchangeably
• 健康診断(けんこうしんだん): health checkup — the examination that enables early diagnosis
• 人間ドック(にんげんどっく): comprehensive medical checkup — a thorough examination popular in Japan