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TOPIK 5noun

연명 치료

yeonmyeong chiryo

연명 치료가 · 연명 치료를

life-sustaining treatment, life support

Example

할아버지는 연명 치료를 받지 않겠다고 하셨어요.

My grandfather said he would not receive life-sustaining treatment.

Word parts

연 extend명 life치 govern, treat료 heal

Literally 'life-extending treatment.'