cầm máu
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To stanch / to stop bleeding: The primary meaning of "cầm máu" is to stop the flow of blood from a wound or injury. It refers to the immediate action taken to control bleeding.
- To have a hemostatic effect: In a medical context, it describes the property of a substance, technique, or device that stops bleeding.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Y tá dùng băng gạc để cầm máu vết thương. (The nurse used gauze to stanch the bleeding from the wound.)
- Loại thuốc này giúp cầm máu rất nhanh. (This medicine helps stop bleeding very quickly.)
- Trước tiên, bạn phải cầm máu cho nạn nhân. (First, you must stop the victim's bleeding.)
Advanced Usage
- Medical/Treatment Context: "Cầm máu" is a crucial term in first aid, surgery, and traditional medicine. It can refer to both mechanical methods (like pressure) and pharmacological agents.
- Kỹ thuật cầm máu tạm thời là bước quan trọng trong sơ cứu. (Temporary hemostasis technique is an important step in first aid.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cầm máu (danh từ / tính từ): Often used as a noun or adjective in compound terms to describe things related to stopping bleeding.
- Thuốc cầm máu (n): Hemostatic agent, styptic.
- Họ bôi thuốc cầm máu lên vết cắt. (They applied a hemostatic agent to the cut.)
- Băng cầm máu (n): Hemostatic bandage, pressure bandage.
- Túi cứu thương luôn có băng cầm máu. (First aid kits always contain hemostatic bandages.)
Synonyms
- Stanch / Staunch: To stop the flow of (blood).
- Stop the bleeding: The direct descriptive phrase.
- Hemostasis (n): The medical term for the process of stopping bleeding.
Related Idioms
- While "cầm máu" itself is a specific medical term and not commonly used in figurative idioms, it can appear in descriptive phrases about urgent situations.
- Công việc này như là cầm máu cho một vết thương lớn. (This work is like trying to stanch a major wound.) – Used metaphorically to describe a temporary fix for a serious problem.
- Hemostatic
- Băng cầm máuHemostatic bandage