Keyword
medical condition
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1816
Readings
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(100%)
Composed of
sickness
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Used in vocabulary (880 in total)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
serious illness
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
infectious disease; infection
illness; condition; -pathy
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
inflammation; irritation
minor illness
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
phobia; morbid fear
infection control measures; steps to avoid infection
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
subclinical; asymptomatic; without symptoms
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
gambling addiction; compulsive gambling
tendency to worry a lot
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
anthropophobia; social anxiety disorder
Down's syndrome
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning
amnesia; loss of memory
nervous disorder; neurosis
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
atomic-bomb sickness; symptoms of radiation sickness caused by an atomic-bomb (i.e. high fever, nausea); illness caused by atomic-bomb radiation exposure (e.g. leukemia, malignant tumors)
economy class syndrome (occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers)
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
aphasia; dysphasia
sexually transmitted infection; STI; sexually transmitted disease; STD
severity (of an illness)
infertility; sterility; barrenness
nature of a disease
encephalopathy
being bad at communication; being unsociable
designated infectious disease
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
high blood pressure (as an illness); hypertension
tendency to blush easily; chronic blushing; erythrophobia
aphonia; aphony; loss of voice
autonomic dysfunction; autonomic failure; dysautonomia
person who shows no symptoms (of an infectious disease); asymptomatic person
analgesia; insensitivity to pain
hypersensitivity; oversensitivity; erethism
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
drug dependence; substance dependence
inflammatory; pro-inflammatory
hypoxic encephalopathy (brain damage from lack of oxygen)
acute and serious; hyperacute; fulminant
binge eating; bulimarexia
illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis
female infertility; inability to carry a pregnancy to full term
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
hyperlipidemia; hyperlipidaemia; hyperlipemia
depersonalization
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
serious cases (of illness)
influenza-associated encephalopathy
obsessional neurosis; obsessive-compulsive neurosis; obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCD
progeria; premature senility
hypoglycemia; hypoglycaemia
Asperger syndrome; Asperger's syndrome; Asperger's
decompression sickness; the bends
temporomandibular joint disorder; temporomandibular joint dysfunction; TMD; TMJ
neurologic manifestation; neurological symptom; neurological deficit
psychosomatic illness
prone to adultery; flirtatious
melancholia; severe depression
mycosis; mycotic disease; fungal infection
physical symptom; somatic symptom
-emia; -aemia; -hemia; -haemia; -osis
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
mythomania; propensity to lie
Alzheimer-type dementia; Alzheimer's-type dementia
bed-wetting; enuresis
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
Compulsive Buying Disorder; CBD; shopaholicism
trypophobia (fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes)
quarantinable infectious disease
valvular heart disease; heart valve disease
war neurosis; combat fatigue; battle fatigue; shell shock
sexual addiction; sex dependency
autism spectrum disorder; ASD
euphoria; euphoric
parasitic disease; vermination
anxiety neurosis; aporio-neurosis
anti-inflammatory drug; anti-inflammatory agent
valvular disease; valvular heart disease
study of infectious diseases
clinical condition (of a patient's illness)
vitamin deficiency disease; avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
fear of flying; aviophobia; aerophobia
sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS; cot death; crib death
heterochromia iridis; eyes differing in colour (color)
haphephobia (fear of being touched); aphephobia; haptephobia; haptophobia; chiraptophobia
fear of death; thanatophobia
Tourette syndrome; Tourette's syndrome
Korsakoff's syndrome; Korsakoff's psychosis
aquaphobia; pathological fear of water
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
Kanemi rice oil disease (of 1968); Kanemi oil PCB poisoning
depression; melancholy
pica; parorexia; allotriophagy
Legionnaires' disease
subclinical; asymptomatic; without symptoms
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
patient suffering from neurosis; person with neurosis; neuropath
hypertrichosis; polytrichia; excessive hair growth
male pattern baldness; male pattern alopecia; androgenic alopecia; androgenetic alopecia
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
anti-inflammatory drug; anti-inflammatory agent
stuttering; stammering; dysphemia
myodesopsia; seeing floaters in one's eye
anthropozoonosis (diseases transmitted to humans by animals)
hyperhidrosis; excess sweating
acute abdomen (sudden, severe abdominal pain)
malacia; abnormal softening of tissues
female sexual arousal disorder; FSAD; anaphrodisia; hyphedonia; frigidity
encephalomalacia; cerebromalacia; cerebral softening; softening of the brain
dyslipidemia; hyperlipidemia; lipid abnormalities
obsessive-compulsive disorder; OCD
Cotard's syndrome (mental disorder); Cotard's delusion
clinical depression; depressive disorder
incurable illness
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
nematode infection; nematodosis
schizophrenia patient; person with schizophrenia; schizophrenic
asymptomatic spread (of an infectious disease); silent infection; subclinical infection
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; superficial
multiple personality disorder; MPD
suspected case (of a disease)
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHD
tabes; phthisis; pulmonary tuberculosis
gigantism; giantism
prodrome; premonitory symptom; advance symptom
lunchmate syndrome; mental state of being afraid of being seen eating by oneself
voyeurism; scopophilia; scoptophilia
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
infectious mononucleosis; mono; glandular fever
cysticercosis; measles (in cattle, etc.)
vascular dementia; cerebrovascular disease
hyperactivity (of a child); hyperkinesis
neurotic fear of returning home after work; nostophobia
post-acute sequelae of COVID-19; long COVID
Marfan syndrome; Marfan's syndrome
hyperkalemia; hyperpotassemia
sleepwalking; somnambulism
mucopolysaccharidosis
diarrheal disease; diarrhea
oligozoospermia; oligospermia
electromagnetic hypersensitivity; EHS; electro-sensitivity; electrohypersensitivity
cervical spondylosis
erythrophobia; fear of blushing
cholelithiasis; gallstones
hyperuricemia (increased levels of uric acid in the blood)
autointoxication; cyclic vomiting syndrome
hookworm disease; ancylostomiasis; ankylostomiasis; uncinariasis
ascariasis; roundworm disease
specific (e.g. antibody)
bacteremia (presence of bacteria in the blood); bacteraemia
longing to get back in the spotlight
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
addict; dependent (person)
early-onset dementia; presenile dementia
diseases for which a particular medicine is indicated
positive symptom (e.g. of schizophrenia)
iron overload; hyperferremia
agnosia (loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells)
complication (in illness)
schistosomiasis; bilharzia; bilharziasis
cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known
sexual disorder (e.g. pedophilia, sadism); paraphilia
Sjogren's syndrome; Sjogren's disease
Internet addiction disorder; IAD
argyria; argyrosis
mycosis; mycotic infection; fungal infection
Category V infectious disease
bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease
Category II infectious disease
anxiety or stress-induced inability to go to work
Sunday night blues; Sunday night syndrome; Sunday night depression
polycythemia; polycythaemia; polyglobulia
echinococcosis; hydatid disease
carotenosis; aurantiasis
oral candidiasis; oral candidosis; oral thrush
schistosomiasis japonica; Japanese schistosomiasis; oriental schistosomiasis
clinical depression; depressive disorder
zoonosis (disease transmissible from animals to humans or vice versa)
objective symptoms; symptoms observed by the doctor
dysmorphophobia; body dysmorphic disorder; cacophobia
dissociative disorder; DD
epiphora (excessive watering of the eye)
yusho (disease caused by PCB ingestion)
cold syndrome; common cold syndrome
dracunculiasis; Guinea worm disease; Medina worm disease
fear of having blank days (e.g. for a freelancer); fear of not having anything planned
hypersexuality; erotomania (delusional disorder)
acute radiation syndrome; ARS; acute radiation sickness
polycythaemia; polycythemia; hypercythaemia; hypercythemia; erythrocytosis
hemophobia; haemophobia; fear of blood
chytridiomycosis (fatal infectious disease of amphibians)
mongolism; Down's syndrome
coprolalia; uncontrollable use of obscene language
trypanosomiasis; sleeping sickness
nasal septum deviation; deviated nasal septum
genuine case (of a disease)
melancholia; severe depression
sick sinus syndrome; sinus node dysfunction; SSS
amyotrophy; muscular atrophy
hypercholesterolemia; hypercholesterolaemia
carotid stenosis; carotid artery stenosis
olfactory reference syndrome; ORS; autodysomophobia; fear of having an unpleasant body odour
eye symptom; ocular manifestation
sickle cell disease; sickle cell anemia (anaemia)
depression; melancholy
cold syndrome; common cold syndrome
Category III infectious disease
social phobia; chronic shyness; social anxiety disorder; stage fright
sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning
acute and serious; hyperacute; fulminant
tabes; phthisis; pulmonary tuberculosis
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHD
Category II infectious disease
Category V infectious disease
cold syndrome; common cold syndrome
echinococcosis; hydatid disease
Category III infectious disease
chytridiomycosis (fatal infectious disease of amphibians)
pruritus; itching
nasal septum deviation; deviated nasal septum
carotid stenosis; carotid artery stenosis
malignant or virulent disease
inflamed part; site of inflammation
symptoms of atomic illness
invasive mycosis; systemic mycosis; deep mycosis
objective symptoms; symptoms observed by the doctor
blindness; half-blindness
change in the nature of a disease; developing into (another disease); taking a turn (for the worse, etc.)
farmer's syndrome; peasant syndrome
sexually transmitted disease; sexually transmitted infection; STD; STI
hemoglobinopathy; haemoglobinopathy
neurosis brought about by external trauma; traumatic neurosis; accident neurosis
hemolytic streptococcal infection; group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus infection; GABHS
body odour problem (odor); bromidrosis; bromhidrosis
polymastia (having more than one pair of mammae or breasts); pleomastia; hypermastia
partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection; PAPVC; partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; PAPVD; partial anomalous pulmonary venous return; PAPVR
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis; pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
infectious disease originating overseas entering the country through an infected traveller or goods
occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers
progeria (disease characterized by symptoms suggestive of premature aging)
Brugada syndrome (genetic condition resulting in increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest)
echinococcosis; hydatid disease
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
Colony Collapse Disorder; Vanishing Bee Syndrome
erythroblastosis (abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood)
Paris syndrome (psychological problems associated with visiting or living in Paris)
vaginal yeast infection; thrush; candidiasis
vaginal yeast infection; thrush; candidiasis
coprolalia; uncontrollable use of obscene language
trichinosis; trichinelliasis; trichinella infection
Kanemi rice oil disease incident (of 1968)
hemochromatosis; haemochromatosis
Wegener's granulomatosis; Wegener granulomatosis
abnormal cerebrovascular network in the cerebral basal region
pseudohyperaldosteronism; pseudoaldosteronism
olfactory reference syndrome; ORS; autodysomophobia; fear of having an unpleasant body odour
acute radiation syndrome; ARS; acute radiation sickness
enuresis; bed-wetting
idiopathic intracranial hypertension; benign intracranial hypertension; pseudotumor cerebri
endometrial cyst; endometrioma; chocolate cyst
retired husband syndrome; stress syndrome resulting from one's husband being at home
kabuki syndrome; kabuki makeup syndrome
agalactia; agalactosis
obesity; adiposis; adiposity
erythroderma; exfoliative dermatitis
postpartum depression; postnatal depression
neologism (invention of words that have meaning only to the person who uses them)
sick school syndrome; medical symptoms that occur when inside a school (due to building materials, cleaning chemicals, etc.)
sick school syndrome; medical symptoms that occur when inside a school (due to building materials, cleaning chemicals, etc.)
PET bottle syndrome; insulin deficiency allegedly caused by high consumption of drinks from plastic bottles
voyeurism; scopophilia; scoptophilia
xanthochromism; xanthochroism; xanthism
testicular torsion; torsion of the testis; rotatis testis
testicular torsion; torsion of the testis
globus pharyngis; lump in one's throat; pharyngolaryngeal paresthesia
pinworm infection; enterobiasis
pinworm infection; enterobiasis
nontuberculous mycobacterial infection; nontuberculous mycobacteriosis
plagiocephaly; flat head syndrome
actinic keratosis; solar keratosis; senile keratosis
Guinea worm disease; dracunculiasis
Guinea worm disease; dracunculiasis
intussusception; indigitation; invagination
smile mask syndrome; state of constantly smiling and suppressing one's emotions
adiposis; lipidosis; steatosis
tooth erosion; acid erosion; chemical abrasion
xeroderma; xerodermia; xerosis; dry skin
Havana syndrome (unexplained symptoms experienced by American embassy staff)
mucormycosis; black fungus
mycosis; fungal disease
patient with a serious illness; patient with a severe condition; critically ill patient
symptomatic person; person who exhibits symptoms (e.g. of an infectious disease); person with suspected infection
cervical incompetence; cervical insufficiency
freediving blackout; hypoxic blackout
Edward's syndrome; trisomy 18
Patau syndrome; trisomy 13
Patau syndrome; trisomy 13
negative symptom (e.g. of schizophrenia)
gnathostomiasis; larva migrans profundus
hurry-up syndrome (degradation of a pilot's performance due to a need to hurry)
infectious mononucleosis; mono; glandular fever
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia; Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
hyperinsulinemia; hyperinsulinaemia
hyperglobulinemia; hyperimmunoglobulinemia
geophagia; geophagy
pathological fear of passing wind
acetonemic vomiting; cyclic vomiting syndrome
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHD
burning mouth syndrome; glossodynia; BMS
attrition; occlusal wear
hemeralopia; day blindness
hemoglobinuria; haemoglobinuria
polyopia; polyopsia; multiple vision
diffuse alopecia; diffuse hair thinning; diffuse hair loss
diffuse alopecia; diffuse hair thinning; diffuse hair loss
female-pattern baldness; female alopecia; androgenic alopecia
aerophagia; aerophagy
follicular keratosis; keratosis pilaris
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hypercapnia; hypercarbia; hypercapnemia
hylophobia; fear of forests or wooded areas
weight loss drug; weight loss medicine; anti-obesity medication
Wallenberg syndrome; lateral medullary syndrome
hemospermia; hematospermia
oppositional defiant disorder; OOD
separation anxiety disorder; SAD
symptomatic neurosis; symptom-based neurotic disorder
symptomatic psychosis; psychotic disorder (due to another medical condition); secondary psychosis
intermittent explosive disorder; IED
dysthymia; persistent depressive disorder; PDD
dissociative identity disorder; DID
persistent depressive disorder; PDD
persistent depressive disorder; PDD
National Osteoporosis Foundation; NOF
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