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
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 멍 | bruise |
| 안정 | rest |
| 건강 | health |
| 바이러스 | virus |
| 암 | cancer |
| 열 | fever |
| 낫다 | to heal |
| 아프다 | sickAdjective, suffering from an illness |
| 수술하다 | to operate |
| 식이 요법 | diet |
| 스트레스 | stress |
| 백신 | vaccine |
| 검사 | test |
| 진료소 | practice |
| 통증 | pain |
| 위생 | hygiene |
| 병원 | hospital |
| 병 | illness |
| 의사 | doctor |
| 환자 | patientNoun, person under a doctor’s care |
| 치료하다 | to treat |
| 응급 | emergency |
| 부상 | injury |
| 의원 | clinic |
| 장애 | disability |
Human body 25 words
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 뼈 | boneHard part of the skeleton |
| 목 | neck |
| 등 | back |
| 코 | nose |
| 시각 | sight |
| 눈 | eye |
| 팔 | arm |
| 갈비뼈 | rib |
| 심장 | heart |
| 이 | tooth |
| 간 | liver |
| 미각 | taste |
| 볼 | cheek |
| 손 | hand |
| 피부 | skin |
| 발 | foot |
| 비장 | spleen |
| 피 | blood |
| 머리 | head |
| 목소리 | voice |
| 몸 | body |
| 팔꿈치 | elbow |
| 두개골 | skull |
| 손가락 | finger |
| 이마 | forehead |
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