지혈

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiʝʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [지혈]

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)