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血栓

blood clot

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xie3shuan1 • xiěshuān

Meaning

Primary

blood clot

Alternatives

thrombus

Mnemonic

A 血栓 blood clot is a mass of 血 blood cells that form a 栓 plug within your blood vessels. This usually occurs in response to bleeding, but can be life threatening if they occur abnormally.

Usage

他 因為 血栓 住院 了。

He was hospitalized because of a blood clot.

吸煙 可能 增加 血栓 風險。

Smoking may increase the risk of blood clots.

醫生 建議 他 檢查 血栓。

The doctor suggested he check for blood clots.