심인성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 心 (“heart; mind”) + 因 (“cause”) + 性 (“-ity, -ness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰimins͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [시민썽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siminseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sim'inseong
McCune–Reischauer?	siminssŏng
Yale Romanization?	sim.inqseng

Noun

심인성 • (siminseong) (hanja 心因性)

1. (psychiatry) being psychogenic

   심인성 기억상실 ― siminseong gieok-sangsil ― psychogenic memory loss

   심인성 질환 ― siminseong jilhwan ― psychogenic illness

   • 1997, Han Kang, “내 여자의 열매 [nae yeojaui yeolmae, The Fruit of My Woman]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 25, number 1, page 189:

     아내의 문제는 무엇일까. 어떤 괴로움이 심인성(心因性)의 장애까지 불러일으킨 것인지 나는 이해할 수 없었다.

     Anae-ui munje-neun mueos-ilkka. Eotteon goeroum-i siminseong-ui jang'ae-kkaji bulleoireukin geos-inji na-neun ihae-hal su eopseotda.

     I wondered what my wife's issue was. I could not understand what kind of anguish of hers could go so far as to bring about a psychogenic disorder.

2. (medicine) being cardiogenic

   심인성 쇼크 ― siminseong syokeu ― cardiogenic shock