Korean word

치료제

Pronunciation

Romanizationchiryoje

Meaning

  • nounmedicine

Example

그 병에는 치료제가 필요해요.keu pyeong e neun chi ryo je ga pi ryo hae yo

That disease needs medicine.

Illustration for 치료제 (medicine)

More examples

의사가 치료제를 처방해 주었어요.ui sa ga chi ryo je reul cheo bang hae chu eo sseo yo

The doctor prescribed medicine for me.

Core concept

A medicine used to treat the cause of an illness or injury or to ease its symptoms.

Common phrases

  • 치료제를 복용하다chi ryo je reul po gyong ha da

    take ___

  • 치료제를 처방하다chi ryo je reul cheo bang ha da

    prescribe ___

  • 치료제를 투여하다chi ryo je reul tu yeo ha da

    administer ___

Similar words

약yak: A general medicine used to help the body recover or reduce discomfort.
처방약cheobangyak: Medicine ordered by a doctor with specified ingredients and directions for use.
일반의약품ilbanuiyakpum: A nonprescription medicine available for purchase at a pharmacy or shop.
의약품uiyakpum: A drug or other medicine-related product used for medical care.

Definition in Korean

병이나 상처의 원인이나 증상을 낫게 하거나 완화하기 위해 사용하는 약이나 약물pyeong i na sang cheo ui wo ni ni na cheung sang eul nat kke ha geo na wan hwa ha gi wi hae sa yong ha neun ya gi na yang mul

Word origin

The word combines the Korean terms for treatment and medicinal agent to mean medicine used for treatment.

Usage tips

  • This word sounds more clinical and specific than the everyday Korean term for medicine, so it often appears in hospital explanations, health news, and pharmaceutical contexts.

Opposites

  • 예방약yebangyakpreventive medicinenoun
  • 백신paekssinvaccinenoun

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