粵

栓saan1塞sak1

saan1 sak1shuān sè

English

  1. (medicine) embolism
  2. embolism

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 血管入面不溶於血嘅物質(可以係固體、氣體或者液體)喺管腔入面棘住咗,造成血流阻塞

Examples

  • 他在牆上鑽了個洞,把膨脹螺栓塞進去,擰上一顆螺絲,然後在螺絲上掛了一幅阿爾卑斯山的畫。

    He drilled a hole in the wall, pushed a Rawlplug into it, screwed in a screw, and hung on the screw a picture of the Alps.

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  • 佢搭完飛機冇耐突然間抖唔到氣,去到醫院先知係肺動脈栓塞。

    She suddenly couldn't breathe shortly after taking a flight. It wasn't until she got to the hospital that she learned it was due to a pulmonary embolism.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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