지혈 (chihyeol) means “stopping bleeding”

More examples

상처가 깊어 지혈이 잘 되지 않았어요.sang cheo ga ki peo chi hyeo ri chal toe ji a na sseo yo

The wound was deep, so the bleeding did not stop easily.

The act of bringing blood flow from an injury to a stop through pressure or medical care.

출혈을 막아 피가 흐르는 것을 멈추게 하는 행동이나 처치chul hyeo reul ma ga pi ga heu reu neun keo seul meom chu ge ha neun haeng dong i na cheo chi

This Sino-Korean compound combines words meaning stop and blood, directly naming the act of stopping bleeding.

In everyday conversation, simple phrases about blood stopping are more natural, while this noun is especially common in nursing, medical, and first aid contexts.