편도선

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 扁桃腺.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰjʌ̹ndo̞sʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pyeondoseon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeondoseon
    McCune–Reischauer?p'yŏndosŏn
    Yale Romanization?phyentosen

    Noun

    편도선 • (pyeondoseon) (hanja 扁桃腺)

    1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil