적혈구
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 赤血球, from 赤 (“red”) + 血球 (“blood cell”), borrowed from Japanese 赤血球 (sekkekkyū), equivalent to 적 (jeok) + 혈구 (hyeolgu)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹cçʌ̹ɭɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [저켤구]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jeokhyeolgu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeoghyeolgu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏkhyŏlgu |
| Yale Romanization? | cek.hyel.kwu |
Noun
적혈구 • (jeokhyeolgu) (hanja 赤血球)
- (hematology, cytology) a red blood cell; an erythrocyte