🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

의료 경고 카드

Pronunciation / Transliteration: uiryo gyeonggo kadeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Medical alert card/ˈmɛd.ɪ.kəl əˈlɜːt kɑːd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"지갑 속 의료 경고 카드는 응급 상황에서 생명을 구할 수 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, carried document that details a person's critical medical conditions, allergies, and emergency contact information.

    "He always keeps his medical alert card in his wallet next to his driver's license."
  2. 2

    A laminated identification card worn or carried by patients with chronic illnesses to ensure rapid diagnosis during emergencies.

    "First responders immediately looked for her medical alert card when they arrived at the scene."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the Late Middle English 'medical' (derived from Latin medicus, meaning physician), the Old French 'alerta' (from Italian all'erta, meaning on the watch), and the Greek-derived 'card' (via French carte and Latin charta). It emerged in the mid-20th century alongside modern emergency medical identification programs to provide vital health data for first responders.

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🇫🇷French → English

carte d'urgence médicale

Transliteration: kart dyʁʒɑ̃s medikal

"Il porte toujours sa carte d'urgence médicale sur lui."

🇩🇪German → English

Notfallausweis

Transliteration: ˈnɔtfallˌʔausvaɪs

"Der Patient hat seinen Notfallausweis im Portemonnaie."

🇮🇹Italian → English

tesserino medico d'emergenza

Transliteration: tesserino medico d'emergenza

"Il tesserino medico d'emergenza contiene tutte le informazioni importanti."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

tarjeta de alerta médica

Transliteration: taɾˈxeta de aˈleɾta ˈmedika

"Los paramédicos encontraron la tarjeta de alerta médica en su cartera."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

cartão de alerta médico

Transliteration: kaʁˈtɐ̃w dʒi aˈlɛʁtɐ ˈmɛdiku

"O cartão de alerta médico ajuda os médicos em caso de desmaio."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

मेडिकल अलर्ट कार्ड

Transliteration: medical alart kard

"आपात स्थिति में यह मेडिकल अलर्ट कार्ड बहुत काम आता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

医疗警示卡

Transliteration: yī liáo jǐng shì qiǎ

"请随身携带您的医疗警示卡。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

의료 경고 카드

Transliteration: uiryo gyeonggo kadeu

"지갑 속 의료 경고 카드는 응급 상황에서 생명을 구할 수 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

医療アラートカード

Transliteration: iryō arāto kādo

"緊急時には医療アラートカードが役立ちます。"

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