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血塊 (けっかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

血けっ塊かい

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Meanings

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noun

Medical and general term for a clotted mass of blood.

手しゅ術じゅつ後ご、血けっ塊かいができた。
A blood clot formed after the surgery.
血けっ塊かいが血けっ管かんを詰つまらせることがある。
A blood clot can block a blood vessel.

Kanji

血blood
塊clod, lump, chunk

Similar words

血けっ栓せん
血栓 specifically refers to a thrombus (a blood clot inside a blood vessel), while 血塊 is a broader term for any clotted blood, including outside vessels.

Etymology

Compound of 血 (blood) and 塊 (clump, mass).