chân voi
Definition
- Noun:
- Elephantiasis: A medical condition characterized by extreme swelling and thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, typically in the limbs or genitals, often caused by obstruction of the lymphatic vessels.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh chân voi có thể gây biến dạng nghiêm trọng. (Elephantiasis can cause severe deformity.)
- Nguyên nhân phổ biến của chân voi là do nhiễm ký sinh trùng. (A common cause of elephantiasis is parasitic infection.)
Advanced Usage
- "bệnh chân voi": elephantiasis disease.
- Dự án y tế tập trung vào việc ngăn ngừa bệnh chân voi. (The medical project focuses on preventing elephantiasis disease.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phù chân voi (n): Another term for elephantiasis, emphasizing the swelling.
- Triệu chứng của phù chân voi rất dễ nhận biết. (The symptoms of elephantiasis are easily recognizable.)
Synonyms
- Elephantopodie (n): A technical/medical synonym, derived from French.
- Lymphatic filariasis (n): The specific parasitic disease often leading to elephantiasis.
Notes on Meaning
- The term "chân voi" is a compound noun in Vietnamese, literally meaning "elephant's foot/leg". It is used almost exclusively in a medical context to describe the appearance of the affected limb, which resembles the thick, rough skin of an elephant's leg. It is not used to refer to the actual foot or leg of an elephant animal; for that, the phrase "chân của con voi" is used.