noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
stopping of bleeding; hemostasis
Medical and general term for stopping bleeding. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to stop bleeding'.
傷口を押さえて止血した。
I stopped the bleeding by pressing on the wound.
止血のために包帯を巻いた。
I applied a bandage to stop the bleeding.
Compound of 止 (stop) and 血 (blood). The reading しけつ is the on'yomi of both characters.