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50 essential Korean words at the doctor’s

50 Korean words worth knowing, picked from the topics Health and medicine, Human body and translated into English.

Health and medicine 25 words

KoreanEnglish
멍bruise
안정rest
건강health
바이러스virus
암cancer
열fever
낫다to heal
아프다sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
수술하다to operate
식이 요법diet
스트레스stress
백신vaccine
검사test
진료소practice
통증pain
위생hygiene
병원hospital
병illness
의사doctor
환자patientNoun, person under a doctor’s care
치료하다to treat
응급emergency
부상injury
의원clinic
장애disability

Human body 25 words

KoreanEnglish
뼈boneHard part of the skeleton
목neck
등back
코nose
시각sight
눈eye
팔arm
갈비뼈rib
심장heart
이tooth
간liver
미각taste
볼cheek
손hand
피부skin
발foot
비장spleen
피blood
머리head
목소리voice
몸body
팔꿈치elbow
두개골skull
손가락finger
이마forehead

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