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노인의학

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 老人 (old person) + 醫學 (medical science).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)inɰiɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noinuihak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?noin'uihag
McCune–Reischauer?noinŭihak
Yale Romanization?nōin.uyhak

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
노인의학(老年醫學) (noinuihak)
North Korean
Standard Language
로인의학(老年醫學) (roinuihak)

노인의학 (noinuihak) (hanja 老年醫學)

  1. geriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with the elderly)

Synonyms

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