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Chinese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of 症状 – see 症狀 (“symptom”).
(This term is the simplified form of 症狀). |
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 症状 – see 癥狀 (“signs and symptoms”).
(This term is the simplified form of 癥狀). |
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Japanese
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| 症狀 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese 癥狀 (“abdominal tumor / disease + form or appearance”). Compare modern simplified Chinese 症状 (zhèngzhuàng, “symptom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
症状 • (shōjō) ←しやうじやう (syauzyau)?
- (medicine) a symptom
- ウルシに触れるとどういう症状ですか。気触れるのですか。
- Urushi ni fureru to dō iu shōjō desu ka. Kabureru no desu ka.
- When you touch poison ivy, what kind of symptoms are there? Do you break out in a rash?
- (medicine) a patient's medical condition
- 患者の症状が悪化した。
- Kanja no shōjō ga akka shita.
- The patient's condition worsened.
Synonyms