Chinese word

适应症

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì yìng zhèng

Meaning

  • nounindication

Example

去药店时，药师问我这个药的适应症是什么。qù yào diàn shí yào shī wèn wǒ zhè ge yào de shì yìng zhèng shì shén me

When I went to the pharmacy, the pharmacist asked what this medicine was for.

Illustration for 适应症 (indication)

More examples

说明书上写着这种药的适应症和剂量。shuō míng shū shàng xiě zhe zhè zhǒng yào de shì yìng zhèng hé jì liàng

The package insert lists this drug's indications and dosage.

Core concept

A labeled map of the conditions for which a medicine or treatment is suitable.

Common phrases

  • 药物的适应症yào wù de shì yìng zhèng

    the drug's indications

  • 该药的适应症gāi yào de shì yìng zhèng

    this drug's indications

  • 常见的适应症cháng jiàn de shì yìng zhèng

    common indications

Similar words

禁忌症jìn jì zhèng: A condition or situation that rules out the use of a medicine or treatment.
副作用fù zuò yòng: An unpleasant physical effect that occurs while using a medicine.
说明书shuō míng shū: The official information sheet that explains a medicine's use and important safety points.
症状zhèng zhuàng: A change in the body or a feeling that comes from being ill.

Definition in Chinese

指说明书、处方或临床指南中列明的药物或治疗适用于的病种或症状。zhǐ shuō míng shū chǔ fāng huò lín chuáng zhǐ nán zhōng liè míng de yào wù huò zhì liáo shì yòng yú de bìng zhǒng huò zhèng zhuàng

Word origin

适 (shì, "fit") + 应 (yìng, "be suited") form 适应 (shìyìng, "be suitable for"), and 症 (zhèng, "medical condition") narrows the compound to conditions suited to a treatment.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect indication to mean a sign or clue, but in medical Chinese this term specifically points to the documented uses of a treatment.

Opposites

  • 禁忌症jìn jì zhèngcontraindicationnoun

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