Korean word

채혈

Pronunciation

Romanizationchaehyeol

Meaning

  • nounblood draw

Example

오늘 병원에서 채혈을 했어요.o neul pyeong wo ne seo chae hyeo reul hae sseo yo

I had my blood drawn at the hospital today.

Illustration for 채혈 (blood draw)

More examples

간호사가 오늘 아침에 채혈을 받으라고 안내했어요.kan ho sa ga o neul a chi me chae hyeo reul pa deu ra go an nae hae sseo yo

The nurse instructed me this morning to have my blood drawn.

Core concept

The act of obtaining blood for medical examination, along with the sample obtained.

Common phrases

  • 채혈을 받다chae hyeo reul pat tta

    get a blood draw

  • 정맥 채혈cheong maek chae hyeol

    venous blood draw

Similar words

피검사pigeomsa: An examination of blood to check for illness or measure its contents.
헌혈heonhyeol: Giving blood so it can be used to help treat another person.
수혈suhyeol: A medical treatment that puts donated blood into a patient's body to restore what is missing.

Definition in Korean

의료 목적으로 혈액을 뽑아 검사나 분석에 쓰기 위해 채취하는 행위 또는 그로 얻은 혈액.ui ryo mok jjeo geu ro hyeo rae geul ppo ba keom sa na pun seo ge sseu gi wi hae chae chwi ha neun haeng wi tto neun keu ro eo deun hyeo raek

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins the meanings of taking or collecting and blood to name blood collection for examination.

Usage tips

  • The word points to collection for examination rather than every situation in which blood may be taken, which helps when reading medical forms.

Opposites

Related words

  • 채혈하다chaehyeolhadadraw bloodverb
  • 채혈검사chaehyeolgeomsablood testnoun

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