Korean word

치료법

Pronunciation

Romanizationchiryobeop

Meaning

  • nountreatment

Example

의사와 상담 후 치료법을 정했어요.ui sa wa sang dam hu chi ryo beo beul cheong hae sseo yo

After consulting with the doctor, I decided on a treatment.

Illustration for 치료법 (treatment)

More examples

그 병에는 수술이 유일한 치료법이에요.keu pyeong e neun su su ri yu il han chi ryo beo bi e yo

Surgery is the only treatment for that disease.

Core concept

A chosen method or procedure used to heal an illness or injury or reduce its symptoms.

Common phrases

  • 치료법을 정하다chi ryo beo beul cheong ha da

    settle on a treatment

  • 새로운 치료법sae ro un chi ryo beop

    new treatment

  • 표준 치료법pyo jun chi ryo beop

    standard treatment

Similar words

치료chiryo: Medical care treats illness or injury and helps the body recover.
요법yobeop: An organized treatment method addresses a specific disease or symptom.
수술susul: An operation treats disease or injury by working directly inside the body.
민간요법minganyobeop: A healing practice is handed down as a local tradition in families or communities.

Definition in Korean

병이나 상처를 낫게 하거나 증상을 줄이기 위해 쓰는 방법이나 절차.pyeong i na sang cheo reul nat kke ha geo na cheung sang eul chu ri gi wi hae sseu neun pang beo bi na cheol cha

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound combines the word for medical treatment with the word for a method, giving the meaning treatment method.

Usage tips

  • English treatment can mean care in general, but 치료법 (chiryobeop, "treatment method") often points to the particular method being chosen.

Opposites

  • 예방법yebangbeopprevention methodnoun

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