동맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動脈, from 動 (“moving”) + 脈 (“pulse”), from Japanese 動脈 (dōmyaku)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈto̞ːŋme̞k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[동:맥]
Revised Romanization? dongmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)? dongmaeg
McCune–Reischauer? tongmaek
Yale Romanization? tōngmayk

Noun

동맥 • (dongmaek) (hanja 動脈)

  1. (anatomy) artery
  • 대동맥 (大動脈, daedongmaek, “aorta”)
  • 동맥혈 (動脈血, dongmaekhyeol, “arterial blood”)
  • 동맥 경화증 (動脈硬化症, dongmaek gyeonghwajeung, “arteriosclerosis”)
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