흉부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 胸部 (“chest, thorax”). See also Japanese 胸部(きょうぶ) (kyōbu, “chest, thorax”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çuŋbu]
• Phonetic hangul: [흉부]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyungbu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyungbu
McCune–Reischauer?	hyungbu
Yale Romanization?	hyungpu

Noun

흉부 • (hyungbu) (hanja 胸部)

1. thorax, chest

   그는 흉부 엑스선 검진을 받아야 했다.

   Geu-neun hyungbu ekseuseon geomjin-eul badaya haetda.

   He had to have his chest X-rayed.

Derived terms

• 흉부내시경(胸部內視鏡) (hyungbunaesigyeong, “thoracoscope”)
• 흉부외과(胸部外科) (hyungbuoegwa, “cardiothoracic surgery”)
• 흉부질환(胸部疾患) (hyungbujilhwan, “chest troubles”)