정신분열증

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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 精神分裂症, from 精神 (psychological) + 分裂 (division) + (syndrome, disease), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeongsin bunyeoljeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeongsin bun'yeoljeung
McCune–Reischauer?chŏngsin punyŏlchŭng
Yale Romanization?cengsin pun.yelqcung

Noun

정신분열 (jeongsinbunyeoljeung) (hanja 精神分裂症)

  1. (pathology, now disfavoured) schizophrenia

Usage notes

See 정신분열병 (精神分裂病, jeongsinbunyeolbyeong).