症例

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 症例 is read しょうれい and means a specific clinical case involving a disease or condition.
• Basic usage: It is used when a doctor reports a case at a conference or reviews earlier cases.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Compared with 症状
  • 症状(しょうじょう) refers to symptoms or signs manifested in the body. 症例 focuses on an individual case whose symptoms, course, and other features can be examined.