Korean

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Etymology

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종양(腫瘍) (jong'yang, tumour) +‎ 학(學) (-hak, study of, -ology)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)ŋja̠ŋɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jong'yanghak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jong'yanghag
McCune–Reischauer?chongyanghak
Yale Romanization?cōngyanghak

Noun

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종양학 (jong'yanghak) (hanja 腫瘍學)

  1. oncology