암종

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 癌腫, from 癌 (“cancer”) + 腫 (“tumor”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	amjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	amjong
McCune–Reischauer?	amjong
Yale Romanization?	āmcong

Noun

암종 • (amjong) (hanja 癌腫)

1. (pathology) carcinoma