bong gân

Thân thiện

Một cầu thủ bóng đá bị bong gân mắt cá chân sau khi trượt ngã.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sprain: An injury to a joint, specifically where ligaments are stretched or torn due to excessive force or twisting, but the joint is not dislocated.

Usage

• Noun:
  • Bong gân is used to describe the medical condition itself.
  • It is a common term in everyday language and medical contexts.
  • It typically refers to injuries in joints like the ankle, wrist, or knee.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi trượt chân, anh ấy bị bong gân mắt cá chân. (After slipping, he got a sprained ankle.)
  • Bong gân thường gây sưng và đau. (A sprain often causes swelling and pain.)
  • Cô ấy phải băng lại cổ tay vì bong gân. (She had to bandage her wrist because of the sprain.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị bong gân": to have a sprain, to suffer from a sprain.
  • Vận động viên đó đã bị bong gân trong trận đấu. (That athlete suffered a sprain during the match.)
• "chữa bong gân": to treat a sprain.
  • Phương pháp RICE thường được dùng để chữa bong gân nhẹ. (The RICE method is often used to treat a mild sprain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trật khớp / Sai khớp (n): Dislocation. (A more severe injury where the bones in a joint are forced out of their normal position.)
• Căng cơ (n): Muscle strain. (An injury to a muscle or tendon, distinct from a ligament injury.)
• Giãn dây chằng (n): Ligament stretch/tear. (This describes the specific mechanism of a .)

Synonyms

• Sai khớp (nhẹ): (Mild) joint misalignment. (This can sometimes be used informally for a sprain, though it is less precise.)
• Chấn thương dây chằng: Ligament injury. (A more technical synonym.)

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Bong gân cổ chân / mắt cá chân: Ankle sprain.
• Bong gân cổ tay: Wrist sprain.
• Bong gân đầu gối: Knee sprain.
• Bong gân nặng / nhẹ: Severe / mild sprain.
• Triệu chứng bong gân: Symptoms of a sprain.

Notes

• is specifically an injury to the ligaments around a joint. It is different from a fracture (gãy xương) or a dislocation (trật khớp).
• The term is a compound noun in Vietnamese, but it is treated as a single lexical unit when translated to "sprain" in English.

Học thuật

1. Sprain