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맹장염

맹장염

Korean

Noun

맹장염 • ‎(maengjang-yeom) ‎(hanja 盲腸炎)

  1. appendicitis (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 盲腸炎 ‎(“appendicitis”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ̝ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋjʌ̹m/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 맹장염
Romanizations
Revised transcription maengjang-yeom
Revised transliteration maengjang-yeom
McCune–Reischauer maengjangyŏm
Yale mayngcang.yem

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