Definition
淤血 (yū xuè) is a medical term referring to blood that has pooled in a tissue—a bruise or internal hematoma. It is commonly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to describe 'blood stasis' (瘀血), a pathological condition. The character 淤 emphasizes the buildup or sediment of blood, while 瘀 (yū) is a more common variant in formal TCM writing. You can use 淤血 for visible bruises after an injury or for deeper stagnant blood in clinical contexts.
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(TCM) blood stasisextravasated bloodbruise (colloquial)
Examples
- 淤血，。Tā tuǐ shàng yǒu yí dà kuài yū xuè, shì zuótiān shuāi de.He has a big bruise on his leg from falling yesterday.
- ，淤血。Zhōngyī rènwéi, yū xuè zǔzhì jīngluò huì dǎozhì téngtòng.TCM believes that blood stasis blocking the meridians can cause pain.
- 淤血。Yīshēng jiànyì tā yòng huóxuè huàyū de yào lái xiāochú yū xuè.The doctor advised him to use medicine that promotes blood flow and removes stasis to eliminate the bruise.
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