(じかくしょうじょう)

じかくしょうじょう
noun
subjective symptoms; symptoms the patient can feel
1. subjective symptoms; symptoms the patient can feel
Symptoms of an illness or condition that the patient personally notices, such as pain, fatigue, or dizziness — as opposed to signs that can only be detected by a doctor or test.
自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)がない。
There are no noticeable symptoms.
どんな自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)がありますか。
What symptoms are you experiencing?
初期(しょき)段階(だんかい)では自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)がほとんどないため、定期的(ていきてき)検診(けんしん)重要(じゅうよう)だ。
Because there are almost no noticeable symptoms in the early stages, regular checkups are important.

Composed of 自覚(じかく) (self-awareness, consciousness of) and 症状(しょうじょう) (symptom). 自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう) refers specifically to symptoms that the patient can feel or notice themselves, such as headache, nausea, or numbness. The phrase 自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)がない ("no noticeable symptoms") is especially common in discussions of conditions that develop silently, such as high blood pressure or early-stage cancers.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)がない: to have no noticeable symptoms
  • 自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)(あらわ)れる: symptoms become noticeable
  • 自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)()る: symptoms appear
  • どんな自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)ですか: What symptoms are you feeling? (common clinical question)
  • 自覚症状(じかくしょうじょう)(とぼ)しい: few noticeable symptoms

RELATED TERMS:

  • 症状(しょうじょう): symptom (general term)
  • 他覚症状(たかくしょうじょう): objective symptoms — signs detected by a doctor, not felt by the patient
  • (いた)み: pain
  • {だるさ}: fatigue, lethargy
  • 違和感(いわかん): feeling of something being off, a vague discomfort
  • 検診(けんしん): medical checkup, screening