เส้นเลือด

Explanation

The word combines เส้น, referring to a line or something long and thin, with เลือด, “blood.” Its literal image is therefore a long, narrow passage carrying blood. It is widely used in everyday conversations about health, injuries, blood tests, and IV treatment. The classifier is เส้น, as in เส้นเลือดหนึ่งเส้น, “one blood vessel.” เส้นเลือดใหญ่ literally means a large or major blood vessel. It can also be used figuratively for a road, river, or other route that serves as the “main artery” of a city or country.

Usage

It is common when discussing anatomy, blocked or narrowed vessels, ruptures, and other health issues. In hospitals, it is also used when a nurse looks for a suitable vessel for a blood draw or IV.

Caution

By itself, เส้นเลือด does not specify an artery or a vein. However, in the context of drawing blood or inserting an IV, หาเส้นเลือด, “find a blood vessel,” normally refers to finding a vein. Use เส้นเลือดแดง for an artery and เส้นเลือดดำ for a vein when the distinction matters.

1 blood vessel synonyms

• หลอดเลือด

  หลอดเลือด also means “blood vessel” and is especially common in medical terminology and disease names. เส้นเลือด is more usual in everyday conversation.

• เส้นโลหิต

  เส้นโลหิต has the same basic meaning but uses โลหิต, a more formal word for “blood.” เส้นเลือด is the more natural everyday term.