KMLE vocab page 1 Flashcards
- Cardiovascular disease
심혈관계 질환 (심[heart] + 혈[blood] + 관[vessel] + 계[system] + 질환[disease]; think “heart-blood-vessel disease”)
- Blood pressure measurement
혈압측정 (혈압[blood pressure] + 측정[measurement]; “blood pressure measuring”)
- Blood pressure monitor
혈압계 (혈압[blood pressure] + 계[device]; a gauge for measuring blood pressure)
- Inflator bag / Air bladder
공기주머니 (공기[air] + 주머니[pouch]; the air pouch in a BP cuff)
- Arm circumference
팔 둘레 (팔[arm] + 둘레[circumference]; literally “arm perimeter”)
- Width
폭 (short word meaning “width” or “breadth”)
- Length
길이 (길 can mean “road” or “length”; imagine measuring the “long road”)
- High (e.g., high reading)
높다 (think of “높(‘nope’) + 다” → “high note” for a high value)
- Low (e.g., low reading)
낮다 (“낮다” sounds like “not tall,” so it’s low)
- Measurement
측정 (측[measure] + 정[determine]; measuring/determining a value)
- Actual/real (than actual)
실재보다 (실재[real/existing] + 보다[than]; “more/less than the real value”)
- Selection
선택 (선[select] + 택[choose])
- Person
사람 (사[living] + 람[human]; basic word for “person”)
- Obesity
비만 (비[fat/excess] + 만[full])
- Thin
마른 (“dry or skinny” in Korean)
- Stethoscope
청진기 (청[listen] + 진[examine] + 기[device]; a listening device for medical exams)
- Blood vessel
혈관 (혈[blood] + 관[pipe/vessel])
- Systolic blood pressure
수축기 혈압 (수축[contraction] + 기[period] + 혈압[blood pressure]; the pressure during the heart’s contraction)
- Diastolic blood pressure
이완기 혈압 (이완[relaxation] + 기[period] + 혈압[blood pressure]; the pressure during the heart’s relaxation)
- Heart
심장 (심[heart] + 장[organ]; literally “heart organ”)
