sung huyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 充血 (“to be hyperemic”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ wiək̚˦˥] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ wiək̚˦˥]

Verb

sung huyết

1. to be hyperemic; to be congested (with blood); to have hematological stasis

Related terms

• xuất huyết (“to hemorrhage”)
• huyết áp (“blood pressure”)