Unit 17, Lesson 8 Flashcards
주역
leading role; a title role; a main character
한의원
an Eastern medical clinic (specializing in acupunture and herbal medicine)
조류 독감
bird flu; avian influenza
한직
an unimportant job; a trivial office/post
신물질
a new material; a new substance
한의사
a medical doctor practicing traditional Eastern medicine
일천하다
to be short; to be shallow
안락사
euthanasia
임상 실험
a clinical experiment; a clinical trial
비교 우위
comparative advantage
등창
an abscess on the back; an infected swelling on the back
감안하다
to take into account
물질특허
patent for substances
선정
selection; choice (-하다/되다)
특이하다
to be unusual; to be unique
약효
a medicinal effect
불치병
an incurable disease
예산 편성
drawing up a budget; budgeting; compilation of a budget
압맛
appetite; taste; “mouth taste”
겹겹이
layer upon layer; in layers
커녕
far from; let alone; to say nothing of
자리매김하다
to position oneself as; to emerge as
난치병
an intractable disease; “disease that is hard to cure”
선도국
a leading country
동의보감
an encyclopedia of Eastern medicine compiled by 허준 during the Chosun Dynasty
천연물질
a natural substance; a natural material
의대
a college of medicine; a medical school
줄기세포
stem cell
선점
preoccupation (-하다)
인적 자원
human resources; manpower
소설
a novel; fiction; a story
비약적
rapid (growth, improvement, etc.); swift; leaping; “fly and leap”
앞장서다
to take the lead; to be the first
접하다
to learn/hear (about news, etc.); to border on; to adjoin
게놈 지도
a genome map
말솜씨
eloquence; the gift of gab; verbal ability
나절
half a day; half the daylight hours
위대성
greatness
중립적
neutral
탄생
birth (-하다) (to be born)