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TOPIK 6noun

알츠하이머

alcheuhaimeo

알츠하이머가 · 알츠하이머를

Alzheimer's disease

Example

할아버지는 작년에 알츠하이머 진단을 받으셨어요.

My grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last year.

Word parts

From the German doctor's name Alzheimer; the German z sound becomes 츠.

Good to know

Often said as 알츠하이머병 or 알츠하이머성 치매; 치매 is the general word for dementia.