No. 2,179 in Korean
전신
"전신" means "whole body" or "entire body" in English.
In a sentence
그의 전신에 문신이 있었습니다.
He had tattoos all over his body.
전신 is used to mean 'entire body', referring to a physical context where it describes the coverage of tattoos.
현재의 회사는 이전의 회사 전신에서 발전했습니다.
The current company evolved from the predecessor company.
전신 is used here to mean 'predecessor' or 'antecedent', describing the preceding entity in development or history.
전신 촬영은 정확한 이미지를 제공할 수 있습니다.
Full-body imaging can provide accurate images.
전신 is used to mean 'full-body', referring to the scope of imaging that includes the entire form of a body.
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