병리학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 病理學, from 病理 (“pathology”) + 學 (“studies”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpjɘ(ː)ŋniɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [병(ː)니학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeongnihak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeonglihag
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏngnihak
Yale Romanization?	pyēnglihak

Noun

병리학 • (byeongnihak) (hanja 病理學)

1. pathology (branch of medicine)

Related terms

• 정신병리학 (精神病理學, jeongsinbyeongnihak, “psychopathology”)