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ぜんけつ【全血】 : zenketsu | define meaning
zenketsu
Definition
Noun
- (Medicine) Whole blood
Etymology
The term is ultimately a calque on the English word "whole blood", combining ぜん【全】 zen "whole; entire" with けつ【血】 ketsu "blood".
Notes
Whole blood refers to blood that has been collected and often combined with an anticoagulant, but that has otherwise not been modified. See this Wikipedia article for details.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 全血 |
| Kana | ぜんけつ |
| Romanization | zenketsu |
意味：ぜんけつ【全血】、ぜんじんけつ【全人血】
Categories:
全血
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, October 1). ぜんけつ【全血】 : zenketsu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3463/zenketsu/.