조현병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 調絃 (“tuning a stringed instrument”) + 病 (“disease”), i.e. disease of misattunement (of the brain).

This is a euphemistic name introduced by the Korean Medical Association in March 2011, in order to replace the former misnomer-ic and stigmatising name of 정신분열병 (精神分裂病, jeongsinbunyeolbyeong, “mind-splitting disease”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕo̞ʝjʌ̹nbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[조현병]
Revised Romanization? johyeonbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? johyeonbyeong
McCune–Reischauer? chohyŏnbyŏng
Yale Romanization? cohyenpyeng

Noun

조현병 • (johyeonbyeong)

  1. (neologism, medicine) schizophrenia
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