식도

Sino-Korean word from 食道, from 食 (“food, rice”) + 道 (“way”)


목

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 목 (Yale: mwòk).


장

Sino-Korean word from 腸, from the Middle Korean reading 댜ᇰ (Yale: tyàng).

the hanja entry at 腸 for Sino-Korean compounds of 장


숨구멍

Of native Korean origin. 숨 (sum, “breath”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”).


등

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 드ᇰ (Yale: tung).


잇몸

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 닛므윰 (Yale: nismuyum). Equivalent to 이 (i, “tooth”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive case) + 몸 (mom, an unknown element, not 몸 (mom, “body, flesh”)).

compound

an unknown element, not <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">몸</i> (mom, “body, flesh”)

이가 없으면 잇몸으로 산다.

When people do not have teeth, they can still live with their gums.

(anatomy) gum (flesh around the necks of teeth)


입

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 邑 (Yale: *ip). Compare Japanese 言う (iu, “to say”).

주둥이: narrow mouth

of bottles, animals, etc.; vulgar for men


질

the hanja entry at 膣 for Sino-Korean compounds of 질


뼈

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄲᅧ〮 (Yale: spyé).


손가락

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 소ᇇ가락 (Yale: swòn-s-kàlàk).
손 (son, “hand”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 가락 (garak, “strand”)


유두

Sino-Korean word from 乳頭, from 乳 (“breast”) + 頭 (“head”)


똥구멍

[t͈o̞ŋk͈umʌ̹ŋ]

From 똥 (ttong, “shit, feces”) + 구멍 (gumeong, “hole”).


장기

Sino-Korean word from 臟器 (“internal organ”).


가슴

First attested as Late Old Korean 軻 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 가ᄉᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: kàsóm).

ko-etym-native

가슴의 고동


살갗

From 살 (sal, “flesh”) + 갗 (gat, “leather”).


신체

[ɕʰiɲt͡ɕʰe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 身體, from 身 (“physique”) + 體 (“body”).


회음부

From 회음 (會陰, hoeeum, “perineum”) + 부 (部, bu, “part”).

(anatomy) The perineal region; the perineum.


목젖

[mo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹t̚]

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 목졎 (Yale: mwokcyech).

ko-etym-native

(anatomy) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

(anatomy, colloquial, proscribed) Adam's apple


지대

Sino-Korean word from 肢 (“limb”) + 帶 (“belt”).

ko-etym-sino

(anatomy) girdle (such as the pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle


지대

Sino-Korean word from 持 (“support”) + 帶 (“belt”)


가로막

From 가로 (garo, “across”) + 막 (膜, mak, “membrane”).


가슴뼈

From 가슴 (gaseum, “breast”) + 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”).
First attested in the Magyeong chojip eonhae (馬經抄集諺解 / 마경초집언해), 16th century, as Early Modern Korean 가ᄉᆞᆷᄲᅧ (Yale: kasom.spye).


갈비뼈

From 갈비 (galbi, “ribs”) + 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”).


결장

[kjʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 結腸, from 結 (“connecting”) + 腸 (“intestine”)


곧은창자

[ko̞dɯɲt͡ɕʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]

From 곧은 (godeun, “straight”) + 창자 (changja, “bowel”).


귀두

Sino-Korean word from 龜頭, from 龜 (“turtle”) + 頭 (“head”)


정맥

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋmɛk̚]

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋme̞k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 靜脈, from 靜 (“still”) + 脈 (“pulse”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 静脈(じょうみゃく) (jōmyaku)


동맥

Sino-Korean word from 動脈, from 動 (“moving”) + 脈 (“pulse”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku).


포피

포피재건술


동공

[ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡo̞ŋ]

(anatomy) pupil (a black hole located in the center of the iris)


척량

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɲa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 脊梁 (“spinal column”)


젖

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 졎〮 (Yale: cyéc).
Perhaps from Goguryeo 濟次/齊次 (*cec).


척추

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹k̚t͡ɕʰu]


처녀막

[ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹ma̠k̚]


콩팥

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 코ᇰᄑᆞᇧ (Yale: khwong.phosk), 코ᇰᄑᆞᆾ (Yale: khwong.phoch), 코ᇰᄑᆞᆺ (Yale: khwong.phos).
A combined form of 콩 (kong) and 팥 (pat), due to their physical similarities with the human kidney.


신장

[ˈɕʰi(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 腎臟, from 腎 (“kidney”) + 臟 (“viscera”).


샘

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄉᆡᆷ〯 (Yale: sǒym).


십이지장

Japanese 十二指腸, which is a calque of Dutch twaalfvingerige darm.


쓸개

First attested in the Geumganggyeong samgahae (金剛經三家解 / 금강경삼가해), 1482, as Middle Korean ᄡᅳᆯ게 (Yale: psulkey).


육체

Sino-Korean word from 肉體, from 肉 (“flesh”) + 體 (“body”); i.e. body as a matter.

ko-etym-sino

(anatomy) human body (generally, otherwise as the opposite of the mind)


손톱

Of native Korean origin. From 손 (son, “hand”) + 톱 (top, “covering”).


창자

[t͡ɕʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 腸子 (“intestines, guts”).


유륜

(anatomy) areola (circle around the nipple)


인체

Sino-Korean word from 人體, from 人 (“human”) + 體 (“form, body”).

(anatomy, physiology) human body, organism


내강

[ˈnɛ(ː)ɡa̠ŋ]

(anatomy) lumen (cavity within tubular organ)


시상

[ˈɕʰi(ː)sʰa̠ŋ]


시상하부

[시(ː)상하(ː)부]


회백질

[ɸwe̞bɛk̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]

[hø̞bɛk̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]

[hø̞be̞k̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]

Sino-Korean word from 灰白質, from 灰白 (“gray”) + 質 (“matter”)


백질

[pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]

Sino-Korean word from 白質, from 白 (“white”) + 質 (“matter”)


모세혈관

mosehyeolgwan (romanization)
毛細血管 (hanja)

[mo̞sʰe̞ʝʌ̹ɭɡwa̠n]


제대

Sino-Korean word from 臍帶 (“umbilical cord”).


연골

(anatomy) cartilage (dense connective tissue)


송과선

[sʰo̞ŋɡwa̠sʰʌ̹n]


항문 괄약근

ko-noun

항문 괄약근 • (hangmun gwaryakgeun) (hanja 肛門括約筋)

hangmun gwaryakgeun (romanization)
肛門括約筋 (hanja)


종아리

[ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ŋa̠ɾi]

First attested in the Magyeong chojip eonhae (馬經抄集諺解 / 마경초집언해), 16th century, as Early Modern Korean 죵아리 (Yale: cwong.ali); equivalent to 종(踵) (jong, “heel”) + -아리 (-ari, suffix).

affix

종아리를 맞다


사타구니

sataguni (romanization)
샅아구니 (alternative)

Of native Korean origin. From 샅 (sat, “gap, crotch”) + 아귀 (agwi, “angle”), originally from 샅 (sat) + 어귀 (eogwi, “entrance”).


배꼽

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡᆺ복 (Yale: poy-s-pwok).

ko-etym-native

(anatomy) navel (remnant of umbilical cord)


체중

[t͡ɕʰe̞d͡ʑuŋ]

체중을 감소시키다.


목청

[mo̞k̚t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋ]


뼈대

뼈대가 단단한 사람


목통

목 (mok, “neck”) + 통 (tong, “vessel, basket”)


후두

후두에 가해진 충격은 기절이나 뇌진탕을 유발하기 쉽다.

Hudu-e gahaejin chunggyeog-eun gijeor-ina noejintang-eul yubalha-gi swipda.

Occipital trauma can easily lead to fainting or concussions.

(anatomy) (formal) back of one's head; occiput


전상장골극

ko-noun

전상장골극 • (jeonsangjanggolgeuk) (hanja 前上腸骨棘)

jeonsangjanggolgeuk (romanization)
前上腸骨棘 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʌ̹nsʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo̞ɭɡɯk̚]

Sino-Korean word from 前 (“front”) + 上 (“upper part”) + 腸骨 (“ilium”) + 棘 (“spine”)


대퇴사두근

daetoesadugeun (romanization)
大腿四頭筋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 大腿四頭筋, from 大腿 (“thigh”) + 四頭筋 (“quadriceps”)


대둔근

Sino-Korean word from 大臀筋, from 大 (“big; large”) + 臀 (“buttocks”) + 筋 (“muscle”)


대퇴이두근

daetoeidugeun (romanization)
大腿二頭筋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 大腿二頭筋, from 大腿 (“thigh”) + 二頭筋 (“biceps”)


상완삼두근

ko-noun

상완삼두근 • (sang'wansamdugeun) (hanja 上腕三頭筋)

sang'wansamdugeun (romanization)
上腕三頭筋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 上腕三頭筋, from 上腕 (“upper arm”) + 三頭筋 (“triceps”)


내측광근

naecheukgwanggeun (romanization)
內側廣筋 (hanja)

[ˈnɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰɯk̚k͈wa̠ŋɡɯn]

[ˈne̞(ː)t͡ɕʰɯk̚k͈wa̠ŋɡɯn]

Sino-Korean word from 內側 (“inner side”) + 廣 (“broad”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)


외복사근

Sino-Korean word from 外 (“outside”) + 腹 (“abdomen”) + 斜 (“oblique; slanting”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)

(anatomy) abdominal external oblique muscle


상완이두근

sang'wanidugeun (romanization)
上腕二頭筋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 上腕二頭筋, from 上腕 (“upper arm”) + 二頭筋 (“biceps”)


하퇴삼두근

hatoesamdugeun (romanization)
下腿三頭筋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 下腿三頭筋, from 下腿 (“lower leg”) + 三頭筋 (“triceps”).


어깻죽지뼈

[ʌ̹k͈ɛt̚t͡ɕ͈uk̚t͡ɕ͈ip͈jʌ̹]

[ʌ̹k͈ɛt͡ɕ͈uk̚t͡ɕ͈ip͈jʌ̹]

[ʌ̹k͈e̞t̚t͡ɕ͈uk̚t͡ɕ͈ip͈jʌ̹]

[ʌ̹k͈e̞t͡ɕ͈uk̚t͡ɕ͈ip͈jʌ̹]

From 어깨 (eokkae, “shoulder”) + -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive marker) + 죽지 (jukji, “shoulder blade”) + 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”).


대망

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“big”) + 網 (“net”).


내복사근

naeboksageun (romanization)
內腹斜筋 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 內 (“inside”) + 腹 (“abdomen”) + 斜 (“oblique; slanting”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)

(anatomy) abdominal internal oblique muscle


요방형근

yobanghyeonggeun (romanization)
腰方形筋 (hanja)

[joba̠ŋʝʌ̹ŋɡɯn]

Sino-Korean word from 腰 (“waist”) + 方形 (“rectangle”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)


경장근

gyeongjanggeun (romanization)
頸長筋 (hanja)

[kjʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡɯn]

Sino-Korean word from 頸 (“neck”) + 長 (“long”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)


장요근

Sino-Korean word from 腸腰筋, from 腸 (“intestine”) + 腰 (“waist”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)


밥길

From 밥 (bap, “food”) + 길 (gil, “road, path”).

(North Korea, anatomy) oesophagus, esophagus; gullet


광배근

Sino-Korean word from 廣 (“broad; wide”) + 背 (“back”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)


피하조직

Sino-Korean word from 皮下組織, from 皮下 (“subcutaneous”) + 組織 (“tissue”).

ko-etym-Sino

(anatomy) subcutaneous tissue; hypodermis


호흡계통

hoheupgyetong (romanization)
呼吸系統 (hanja)

[ɸʷo̞ɣɯp̚ kje̞(ː)tʰo̞ŋ]

[ɸʷo̞ɣɯp̚ ke̞(ː)tʰo̞ŋ]


부신피질

(anatomy) adrenal cortex (the outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis)


척추기립근

ko-noun

척추기립근 • (cheokchugiripgeun) (hanja 脊椎起立筋)

cheokchugiripgeun (romanization)
脊椎起立筋 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹k̚t͡ɕʰu kiɾip̚k͈ɯn]

Sino-Korean word from 脊椎 (“spine”) + 起立 (“standing up”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”).


복직근

Sino-Korean word from 腹直筋, from 腹 (“abdomen”) + 直 (“straight”) + 筋 (“tendon; sinew”)


췌장

[ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]


봉소

사골봉소(篩骨蜂巢)


전립선

[t͡ɕʌ̹ʎʎips͈ʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 前立腺, a calque of Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs, literally “standing before”).


몽고주름

[mo̞ŋɡo̞d͡ʑuɾɯm]

From 몽고(蒙古) (Monggo, “Mongol”) + 주름 (jureum, “crease”)


연수

(neuroanatomy, anatomy) medulla oblongata


체강

[t͡ɕʰe̞ɡa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 體腔, from 體 (“body”) + 腔 (“cavity”).


삼대체강

samdaechegang (romanization)
三大體腔 (hanja)

[sʰa̠mdɛt͡ɕʰe̞ɡa̠ŋ]

[sʰa̠mde̞t͡ɕʰe̞ɡa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 三 (“three”) + 大 (“big”) + 體 (“body”) + 腔 (“cavity”). From 삼대 (samdae, “big three”) + 체강 (chegang, “body cavity”).


하지대

Sino-Korean word from 下 (“lower”) + 肢帶 (“girdle”).


작은창자

jageunchangja (romanization)
—腸子 (hanja)

[t͡ɕa̠ɡɯɲt͡ɕʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]

From 작은 (jageun, “small”) + 창자(腸子) (changja, “intestine”).


큰창자

[kxɯɲt͡ɕʰa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]

From 큰 (keun, “big”) + 창자(腸子) (changja, “intestine”).


호흡기

[ɸʷo̞ɣɯp̚k͈i]

Sino-Korean word from 呼吸器, from 呼吸 (“breathe”) + 器 (“device”).


위턱

Of native Korean origin. From 위 (wi, “upper”) + 턱 (teok, “jaw”).


위팔

Of native Korean origin. From 위 (wi, “upper”) + 팔 (pal, “arm”).

(anatomy) upper arm; (in compounds) brachial


위팔동맥

From 위팔 (wipal, “brachial”) + 동맥(動脈) (dongmaek, “artery”).


위팔신경

[ɥipʰa̠ɭɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋ]

[ypʰa̠ɭɕʰinɡjʌ̹ŋ]

From 위팔 (wipal, “brachial”) + 신경(神經) (sin'gyeong, “nerve”).


위팔정맥

[ɥipʰa̠ʎd͡ʑʌ̹ŋmɛk̚]

[ɥipʰa̠ʎd͡ʑʌ̹ŋme̞k̚]

[ypʰa̠ʎd͡ʑʌ̹ŋmɛk̚]

[ypʰa̠ʎd͡ʑʌ̹ŋme̞k̚]

From 위팔 (wipal, “brachial”) + 정맥(靜脈) (jeongmaek, “vein”).


수근

Sino-Korean word from 수(手) (su, “hand”) + 근(筋) (geun, “muscle, tendon”).


복부

Sino-Korean word from 腹部, from 腹 (“stomach”) + 部 (“section”).


분기

Sino-Korean word from 分岐, from 分 (“divide”) + 岐 (“forked road, divide”). See also Japanese 分岐(ぶんき) (bunki).


액면

Sino-Korean word from 液面 (“liquid surface”).


달팽이관

dalpaeng'igwan (romanization)
달팽이管 (hanja)

Compound of 달팽이 (dalpaeng'i, “snail”) + 관(管) (gwan, “tube”).


시각피질

시각(視覺) (sigak, “vision”) + 피질(皮質) (pijil, “cortex”)


자개미

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 쟈개얌.

ko-etym-native

(anatomy) collective term for the major hollows, i.e. the armpit, the knee pit or popliteal fossa, and the elbow pit or cubital fossa.


맹점

[me̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹m]


담낭

(anatomy) gall bladder (pear-shaped organ that stores bile)


후두부

Sino-Korean word from 後頭部, from 後頭 (“back of one's head”) + 部 (“part”).

ko-etym-sino

그는 피해자의 후두부를 수차례 가격한 것으로 알려졌다.

Geu-neun pihaeja-ui hudubu-reul sucharye gagyeokhan geos-euro allyeojeotda.

He reportedly struck the victim multiple times in the back of their head.


목안

Compound of 목 (mok, “neck”) + 안 (an, “inside”).

com+

inside of the neck
(North Korea, anatomy) pharynx


질입구주름

질(膣) (jil, “vagina”) + 입구(入口) (ipgu, “entrance”) + 주름 (jureum, “wrinkles”).


복사뼈

From 복사 (boksa, “peach”) + 뼈 (ppyeo, “bone”).