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TOPIK 6noun

발병률

balbyeongnyul [발뼝뉼]

발병률이 · 발병률을

incidence rate (of a disease)

Example

규칙적인 운동은 당뇨병 발병률을 낮춥니다.

Regular exercise lowers the incidence of diabetes.

Word parts

발 start병 disease률 rate

-률/-율 = rate: written 율 after a vowel or ㄴ (치사율), 률 elsewhere (발병률).

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Pronounced [발뼝뉼].