病名

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 病名 is read as びょうめい and means the name of a disease or the diagnostic label given to a condition.
• Basic usage: Use 病名の説明を受ける for receiving an explanation of a diagnosis and 病名を決めつける for jumping to a conclusion about a disease name.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 病名 and 症状
  • The former is the diagnostic name of a disease, whereas the latter is a bodily sign or experience such as pain or fever.