肝素 (gān sù) — heparin | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

heparin

Examples

肝素。
Yī shēng gěi bìng rén zhù shè le gān sù.
The doctor injected the patient with heparin.
肝素。
Zhè zhǒng gān sù zhì jì yòng yú yù fáng xuè shuān.
This heparin preparation is used to prevent blood clots.
肝素。
Shǒu shù hòu xū yào shǐ yòng gān sù jìn xíng kàng níng zhì liáo.
After surgery, heparin is used for anticoagulation therapy.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

素sùsubstance

肝 names the liver and 素 names a basic substance; together they label heparin, an anticoagulant associated with liver tissue.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròuflesh; body part

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

干gān肝gān

Same sound today

The left part ⺼ shows flesh or a body part, while the right part 干 gives the sound. Together they form 肝.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 素 came from a picture of hands braiding thread.

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