광견병

gwanggyeonbyeong (romanization)
狂犬病 (hanja)

[kwa̠ŋɡjʌ̹np͈jʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 狂犬病, from 狂犬 (“mad dog”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


정신분열증

ko-noun

정신분열증 • (jeongsinbunyeoljeung) (hanja 精神分裂症)

jeongsinbunyeoljeung (romanization)
精神分裂症 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕʰin puɲʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 精神分裂症, from 精神 (“psychological”) + 分裂 (“division”) + 症 (“syndrome, disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

ko-etym-sino

(pathology, now disfavoured) schizophrenia


천식

[ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɕʰik̚]


증후군

[t͡ɕɯŋβuɡun]

Sino-Korean word from 症候群, from 症候 (“symptom”) + 群 (“group”)


사위

Sino-Korean word from 斜 (“slant”) + 位 (“positioning”).


혈액형

hyeoraekhyeong (romanization)
血液型 (hanja)

[çʌ̹ɾɛcçʌ̹ŋ]

[çʌ̹ɾe̞cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 血液型, from 血液 (“blood”) + 型 (“type”).


디스크

spinal disc herniation
spinal disc herniation

(pathology) spinal disc herniation, slipped disc


노안

Sino-Korean word from 老眼, from 老 (“old”) + 眼 (“eye”)


폐기종

[ˈpʰe̞(ː)ɡid͡ʑo̞ŋ]


원추각막

wonchugangmak (romanization)
圓錐角膜 (hanja)

[wʌ̹ɲt͡ɕʰuɡa̠ŋma̠k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 圓 (“circle”), 錐 (“cone”), 角 (“angle”) and 膜 (“membrane”).


췌장암

[ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋa̠m]

Sino-Korean word from 췌장(膵臟) (chwejang, “pancreas”) + 암(癌) (am, “cancer”).


통풍

Sino-Korean word from 痛風, from 痛 (“ache”) + 風 (“wind”)


난시

Sino-Korean word from 亂視, from 亂 (“disordered”) + 視 (“sight”)


근시

Sino-Korean word from 近視, from 近 (“near”) + 視 (“sight”)


원시

Sino-Korean word from 遠視, from 遠 (“far”) + 視 (“sight”)


공수병

Sino-Korean word from 恐水病, from 恐 (“fear”) + 水 (“water”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


폐렴

Sino-Korean word from 肺炎, from 肺 (“lung”) + 炎 (“inflammation”).
염 (炎, yeom) is read irregularly as 렴 (ryeom).


정신분열병

ko-noun

정신분열병 • (jeongsinbunyeolbyeong) (hanja 精神分裂病)

jeongsinbunyeolbyeong (romanization)
精神分裂病 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋɕʰin puɲʌ̹ɭbjʌ̹ŋ]


조현병

johyeonbyeong (romanization)
調絃病 (hanja)

[t͡ɕo̞ʝʌ̹nbjʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 調絃 (“tuning a stringed instrument”) + 病 (“disease”), i.e. disease of misattunement (of the brain).
This is a euphemistic name introduced by the Korean Medical Association in March 2011, in order to replace the former misnomer-ic and stigmatising name of 정신분열병 (精神分裂病, jeongsinbunyeolbyeong, “mind-splitting disease”).


홍역

[ɸʷo̞ŋjʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 紅疫, from 紅 (“red”) + 疫 (“epidemic”)


종양

[ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ŋja̠ŋ]


감염증

[ˈka̠(ː)mjʌ̹mt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 感染症, from 感染 (“infection”) + 症 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


이명

Sino-Korean word from 耳鳴, from 耳 (“ear”) + 鳴 (“ringing”).

(pathology) tinnitus (ringing in the ear without external source)


습성

(pathology) A wet subtype of certain stuff or phenomena, mainly medical.


알레르기성

[a̠ɭɭe̞ɾɯɡis͈ʌ̹ŋ]

알레르기 (allereugi, “allergy”) + 성(性) (-seong, “-nature, characteristic”).

affix

알레르기성 비염

(pathology, chiefly attributive) allergic


인후염

(pathology) pharyngolaryngitis, sore throat


뇌암

Sino-Korean word from 뇌(腦) (noe, “brain”) + 암(癌) (am, “cancer”).


폐암

Sino-Korean word from 폐(肺) (pye, “lung”) + 암(癌) (am, “cancer”).


간암

Sino-Korean word from 간(肝) (gan, “liver”) + 암(癌) (am, “cancer”).


설암

Sino-Korean word from 舌癌, from 舌 (“tongue”) + 癌 (“cancer”).


악성종양

akseongjong'yang (romanization)
惡性腫瘍 (hanja)

[a̠ks͈ʌ̹ŋd͡ʑo̞ŋja̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 惡性 (“malignant”) + 腫瘍 (“tumor”).


암종

Sino-Korean word from 癌腫, from 癌 (“cancer”) + 腫 (“tumor”).


수혈증

[sʰuʝʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 水 (“water”) + 血 (“blood”) + 症 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


희귀병

[çiɡɥip͈jʌ̹ŋ]

[çiɡyp͈jʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 희귀(稀貴) (huigwi, “rare, uncommon”) + 병(病) (byeong, “illness, disease”).


-류

류 (canonical)
-ryu (romanization)
瘤 (hanja)

정맥(靜脈) (jeongmaek, “vein”) + 류 (-ryu) → 정맥류(靜脈瘤) (jeongmaengnyu, “venous varix”)

(medicine, pathology) aneurysm, varix; outpouching in the circulatory system


백날기침

baengnalgichim (romanization)
百날기침 (hanja)

백 (baek, “hundred”) + 날 (nal, “days”) + 기침 (gichim, “cough”).

compound

(North Korea, pathology) whooping cough; pertussis


야경증

yagyeongjeung (romanization)
夜驚症 (hanja)

[ˈja̠(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 驚 (“fright”) + 症 (“symptom”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


구루병

Sino-Korean word from 佝僂病, from 佝僂 (“stooping”) + 病 (“disease”).

(pathology) rickets (disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones)


구제역

foot-and-mouth disease
foot-and-mouth disease


진전

[t͡ɕiɲd͡ʑʌ̹n]

(pathology) tremor (uncontrolable body shaking)