Definition

1. Noun:
   • Anaemia: A medical condition characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood, leading to pallor and fatigue. This is the direct and primary meaning of the isolated word 'bần huyết'.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị bần huyết. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with anaemia.)
  • Triệu chứng của bần huyết bao gồm mệt mỏi và da xanh xao. (Symptoms of anaemia include fatigue and pale skin.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Technical Context: The term 'bần huyết' is considered somewhat archaic or formal in modern Vietnamese medical usage. It is more commonly found in older texts or formal medical descriptions.
  • Trong y văn cổ, "bần huyết" thường được dùng để mô tả tình trạng thiếu máu. (In ancient medical texts, "bần huyết" was often used to describe the condition of anaemia.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiếu máu (noun): This is the modern, standard, and more commonly used term for "anaemia" in contemporary Vietnamese.
  • "Thiếu máu" là thuật ngữ phổ biến hơn "bần huyết" ngày nay. ("Thiếu máu" is a more common term than "bần huyết" today.)

Synonyms

• Thiếu máu (noun): Anaemia. (This is the direct modern synonym.)
• Chứng thiếu máu (noun): The condition of anaemia.

Notes on Meaning

• The word 'bần huyết' is a compound noun formed from 'bần' (poor, deficient) and 'huyết' (blood), literally translating to "poor blood" or "deficient blood," which directly describes the condition of anaemia. It does not have other unrelated meanings.

noun

1. Anaemia