day 43what’s wrong?

what’s wrong?

Name common illnesses and symptoms, and read a short health report about them.

today’s words

• 질환 jilhwan · illness, disease (formal)
• 병명 byeongmyeong · name of an illness, diagnosis
• -증 -jeung · -증: condition, disorder (가려움증)
• 만병 manbyeong · all illnesses
• 난치병 nanchibyeong · illness that is hard to cure
• 불치병 bulchibyeong · incurable illness
• 성인병 seonginbyeong · lifestyle disease
• 고혈압 gohyeorap · high blood pressure
• 저혈압 jeohyeorap · low blood pressure
• 당뇨병 dangnyobyeong · diabetes
• 콜레스테롤 kolleseuterol · cholesterol
• 위염 wiyeom · gastritis, stomach inflammation
• 편두통 pyeondutong · migraine
• 신경통 singyeongtong · nerve pain, neuralgia
• 치통 chitong · toothache
• 충치 chungchi · tooth decay, a cavity
• 우울증 uuljeung · depression
• 불면증 bulmyeonjeung · insomnia
• 건망증 geonmangjeung · forgetfulness
• 호흡기 hoheupgi · respiratory organs, airways
• 소화기 sohwagi · digestive organs
• 혈압 hyeorap · blood pressure
• 혈액 hyeoraek · blood (formal)
• 혈액형 hyeoraekhyeong · blood type

sentences

• 혈압이 높으면 고혈압, 낮으면 저혈압이라고 해요. · If your blood pressure is high, it’s called hypertension; if it’s low, hypotension.
• 고혈압과 당뇨병은 대표적인 성인병입니다. · High blood pressure and diabetes are typical lifestyle diseases.
• 스트레스는 만병의 근원이라는 말이 있어요. · They say stress is the root of all illness.
• 기름진 음식을 많이 먹으면 콜레스테롤이 높아지기 쉬워요. · If you eat a lot of fatty food, your cholesterol easily goes up.
• 요즘 일이 많아서 편두통이 자주 와요. · I’ve had a lot of work lately, so I often get migraines.