가로막

Korean

Etymology

From 가로 (garo, “across”) + 막 (膜, mak, “membrane”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?garomak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?galomag
McCune–Reischauer?karomak
Yale Romanization?kalomak

Noun

가로막 • (garomak)

  1. (anatomy) diaphragm (sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen)
    Synonym: 횡격막(橫膈膜) (hoenggyeongmak)
  2. (mechanics) diaphragm (flexible membrane)
    Synonym: 격막(膈膜) (gyeongmak)
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