Korean Medical Vocabulary Part 2

Here is part 2 of our sicknesses & illnesses vocabulary. You may need to use some of these if you’re ever in the hospital in Korea. If you want to study even more and improve your Korean, check out our ebooks over at the Dom & Hyo Store.

Korean vocabulary words used in this graphic:

고혈압 (go-hyeol-ab) = High blood pressure

저혈압 (jeo-hyeol-ab) = Low blood pressure

뇌진탕 (nweh-jin-tang) = Concussion

당뇨병 (dang-nyo-byeong) = Diabetes

수술 (su-sul) = Surgery

무좀 (mu-jom) = Athlete’s Foot

설사 (seol-sa) = Diarrhea

귀통 (gwi-tong) = Earache

질환 (jil-hwan) = Disease

생리통 (saeng-ri-tong) = Menstrual Cramps

궤양 (gweh-yang) = Ulcer

재채기 (jae-chae-gi) = Sneeze

Remember that romanization is only a tool! Try not to depend on it too much and try learning the Korean alphabet and how to pronounce the letters properly and you will have a much easier time learning.

Some great books to get your started are Korean Made Simple: A beginner's guide to learning the Korean language and Become a Hangeul Master: Learn to Read and Write Korean Characters


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