Word details
암
- Pronunciation
- 암ː
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Homonyms
- 2
- Derivative
- 암적
cancer; tumor
A disease in which cells grow inside an organ of an organism and then spread out to the surrounding organs, developing into malignant tumors.
cancer; rotten apple
(figurative) A serious defect or bad practices difficult to fix.