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TOPIK 6noun

비장

bijang

비장이 · 비장을

spleen

Example

그 환자는 교통사고로 비장이 파열되어 수술을 받았습니다.

The patient had surgery after his spleen ruptured in a car accident.

Word parts

비 spleen장 internal organ

Literally 'spleen organ'.

Good to know

Homonym warning: 비장 also means 'secretly kept', as in 비장의 무기 (secret weapon).