지혈

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 止血, from + (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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