지혈

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 止血, from 止 + 血 (“blood”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jihyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jihyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chihyŏl
    Yale Romanization?cihyel

    Noun

    지혈 • (jihyeol) (hanja 止血)

    1. (medicine, hematology) staunching; hemostasis, haemostasis
      Antonym: 출혈(出血) (chulhyeol, “hemorrhage”)

    Derived terms

    • 지혈(止血)하다 (jihyeolhada)
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