máu cam
Definition
- Noun:
- Nosebleed: Blood that flows from the nose. This is the direct and most common meaning, referring to the condition or the blood itself.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Em bé bị chảy máu cam. (The baby has a nosebleed.)
- Máu cam của anh ấy đã ngừng chảy. (His nosebleed has stopped.)
- Thời tiết khô có thể gây ra máu cam. (Dry weather can cause a nosebleed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase "chảy máu cam", which means "to have a nosebleed" or "for a nosebleed to occur."
- Tôi hay bị chảy máu cam khi trời lạnh. (I often get nosebleeds when the weather is cold.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chảy máu cam (verb phrase): to bleed from the nose, to have a nosebleed.
- Cô ấy chảy máu cam sau khi bị ngã. (She had a nosebleed after falling.)
Synonyms
- Epistaxis: The formal medical term for a nosebleed.
- Nasal hemorrhage: A clinical term for bleeding from the nose.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms specifically for "máu cam". The concept is expressed through the standard phrase "chảy máu cam".