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病状

びょうじょう

N2condition of an illness · symptoms

Examples

家族は医師から病状の説明を受けた。

物語の患者は病状が落ち着いて家に戻った。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 病状 (びょうじょう) is the current condition or course of an illness. It appears as explained content and a stabilized subject.
  • Basic usage: A family receives a doctor's explanation; a fictional patient goes home after the condition settles.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Condition explained by a doctor and stabilization enabling discharge
    • The first head noun is 説明; the second predicates 病状が落ち着く. Focus is current state and progression, not the disease name.

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