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
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʌ̹kçjʌ̹ɭɡu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[저켤구]
Revised Romanization? jeokhyeolgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jeog-hyeolgu
McCune–Reischauer? chŏkhyŏlgu
Yale Romanization? cek.hyelkwu

Noun

적혈구 • (jeokhyeolgu) (hanja 赤血球)

  1. (hematology, cytology) a red blood cell; an erythrocyte
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