흉부

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 胸部 (chest, thorax). See also Japanese 胸部(きょうぶ) (kyōbu, chest, thorax).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyungbu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyungbu
    McCune–Reischauer?hyungbu
    Yale Romanization?hyungpu

    Noun

    흉부 • (hyungbu) (hanja 胸部)

    1. thorax, chest
      흉부 엑스선 검진 받아야 했다.
      Geu-neun hyungbu ekseuseon geomjin-eul badaya haetda.
      He had to have his chest X-rayed.

    Derived terms

    • 흉부내시경(胸部內視鏡) (hyungbunaesigyeong, thoracoscope)
    • 흉부외과(胸部外科) (hyungbuoegwa, cardiothoracic surgery)
    • 흉부질환(胸部疾患) (hyungbujilhwan, chest troubles)