băng tréo

Y tá dùng băng tréo để cố định ngón tay cái của bệnh nhân.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Spica bandage: A specific type of figure-eight bandage used in first aid and medicine to wrap around a joint (like a thumb, shoulder, or hip) where two body parts meet at an angle. The name "spica" comes from the Latin for "ear of grain," describing its overlapping, crisscross pattern.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Y tá dùng băng tréo để cố định ngón tay cái của bệnh nhân. (The nurse used a spica bandage to immobilize the patient's thumb.)
  • Kỹ thuật băng tréo rất hữu ích cho các khớp. (The spica bandage technique is very useful for joints.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily technical and used in medical, first aid, or athletic training contexts. It is not common in everyday conversation outside of these fields.

Variants and Related Words

• Băng thun (n): Elastic bandage.

  • Băng thun có thể dùng để quấn theo kiểu băng tréo. (An elastic bandage can be used to wrap in a spica pattern.)

• Băng hình số 8 (n): Figure-eight bandage (a descriptive term for the same technique).

  • Băng hình số 8 giúp cố định cổ tay. (A figure-eight bandage helps stabilize the wrist.)

Synonyms

• Figure-eight bandage: A bandage applied in alternating, crossing turns resembling the number 8.
• Spica bandage: The direct medical term.

Related Idioms

• This is a technical term with no idiomatic usage.