Category Archives: medical/science

Cancer Vocab

발암물질 carcinogen-> 발암물질은 사람들에게 암을 일으키다(a carcinogen causes cancer in people)(->a sentence I saw on naver) 암 cancer -> for the most part, add 암 to specific types. examples:폐 -> lung. 폐암 lung cancer피부 -> skin. 피부암 skin cancer자궁암 / 자궁경부암 uterine/cervical cancer유방 breast 유방암 breast cancer유방자가검진 self breast exam So far, I have foundContinue reading “Cancer Vocab”

백신 vs 백신접종 vs 예방접종 [vaccination]

These are useful words to know! They come up a lot in conversation, nowadays. 백신 Vaccine This is the vaccine itself, the medication that you put into your body. 접종 백신접종 Vaccination This refers to the act of getting vaccinated. An example sentence can be seen in the news article shared by 리리! It’s also where IContinue reading “백신 vs 백신접종 vs 예방접종 [vaccination]”

Illness and Medicine

Click the links to skip ahead in the blog Talking about Illness Talking about symptoms Taking medicine Taking drugs Additional Phrases Nauseous / upset stomach Vocabulary ☆~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~☆ Talking About Illness In korean, you don’t “have” disease, you “catch” disease . -> the disease you catch is marked with 에 감기에 걸렸어요-– I caught a coldContinue reading “Illness and Medicine”