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TOPIK 6noun

파킨슨병

pakinseunbyeong [파킨슨뼝]

파킨슨병이 · 파킨슨병을

Parkinson's disease

Example

파킨슨병에 걸리면 손이 떨리는 증상이 나타나요.

With Parkinson's disease, symptoms like trembling hands appear.

Word parts

병 disease

Named after English doctor James Parkinson, plus Korean -병 'disease'.

Good to know

Pronounced [파킨슨뼝] — the 병 is tensed.