hồng cầu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅 (“red”) and 球 (“ball”), from Chinese 紅血球 (hồng huyết cầu). Compare Japanese 赤血球 (sekkekkyū, xích huyết cầu).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ kəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ kəw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ kəw˨˩]
Noun
hồng cầu
- (cytology, hematology) red blood cell; erythrocyte
See also
- bạch cầu