co thắt

co thắt

Cơ bắp chân của tôi đột nhiên co thắt khi đang bơi.

Definition
  1. Verb:

    • To contract (involuntarily), to spasm, to cramp: Refers to the involuntary, often painful, tightening or clenching of a muscle or group of muscles.
    • To constrict: Can describe the involuntary tightening of a hollow organ or passage, such as a blood vessel or the intestines.
  2. Noun:

    • A spasm, a cramp, a contraction: Refers to the instance or condition of involuntary muscle tightening.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:

    • bắp chân của tôi đột nhiên co thắt khi đang bơi. (My calf muscle suddenly cramped while I was swimming.)
    • Mạch máu có thể co thắt lại khi trời lạnh. (Blood vessels can constrict when it's cold.)
    • Bụng anh ấy co thắt đau. (His stomach contracted in pain.)
  • Noun:

    • Cơn co thắt khiến ấy không thể cử động. (The spasm made her unable to move.)
    • Bệnh nhân bị co thắt dạ dày. (The patient has stomach cramps.)
    • Sự co thắt của các triệu chứng phổ biến. (Muscle contraction is a common symptom.)
Advanced Usage
  • "co thắt ": muscle spasm/cramp.
    • Co thắt có thể do mất nước gây ra. (Muscle cramps can be caused by dehydration.)
  • "co thắt mạch máu": vasoconstriction / blood vessel spasm.
    • Co thắt mạch máu có thể dẫn đến tăng huyết áp. (Blood vessel constriction can lead to high blood pressure.)
  • "co thắt phế quản": bronchospasm.
    • Co thắt phế quản một triệu chứng của bệnh hen suyễn. (Bronchospasm is a symptom of asthma.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Co giật (v/n): To convulse, to have a seizure; a convulsion, a seizure. (Often involves larger, more violent movements than "co thắt").
  • Chuột rút (n): A cramp (common, colloquial term, often for leg cramps).
  • Sự co lại (n): Contraction (can be voluntary or involuntary, more general than "co thắt").
  • Chống co thắt (adj/n): Antispasmodic.
    • Thuốc chống co thắt: Antispasmodic medication.
Synonyms
  • Rút (v): To cramp (colloquial).
  • Căng cứng (v): To tighten, to become rigid (describes the state).
  • Thắt chặt (v): To tighten, to constrict (can be voluntary or involuntary).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Lên cơn co thắt: To have an attack of spasms/a cramp.
    • Bệnh nhân lên cơn co thắt đường tiêu hóa. (The patient had an attack of gastrointestinal spasms.)
Related Idioms

(This specific medical term is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal and clinical.)

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