黄き色いろい血ち

expression, noun

yellow blood; blood low in blood cells

Dated term for blood that appears yellowish due to low red blood cell count, historically associated with frequent blood donation. Now rarely used; modern medical contexts prefer more precise terms.

• 昔むかしは献けん血けつを繰くり返かえすと「黄き色いろい血ち」になると言いわれた。

  It used to be said that repeated blood donations would turn your blood into 'yellow blood'.