cơ duỗi

Bác sĩ chỉ vào hình vẽ cơ duỗi trên một biểu đồ giải phẫu.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Extensor muscle: A muscle whose contraction straightens or extends a limb or body part. This is the primary and specific anatomical meaning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cơ duỗi khuỷu tay chính là cơ tam đầu. (The main elbow extensor is the triceps muscle.)
  • Sau chấn thương, anh ấy cần tập vật lý trị liệu để phục hồi sức mạnh cho các cơ duỗi. (After the injury, he needs physical therapy to recover the strength of his extensor muscles.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in specialized contexts like anatomy, medicine, physiology, and physical therapy. In everyday conversation, people typically describe the action (e.g., "duỗi tay/chân ra" - to extend the arm/leg) rather than naming the specific muscle group.

Variants and Related Words

• Cơ gập / Cơ gấp (n): Flexor muscle. (The antonym, a muscle that bends a joint.)
• Duỗi (v): To extend, to straighten.
• Hệ cơ (n): Muscular system.

Synonyms

• Cơ duỗi and extensor are direct synonyms. There is no common, non-technical synonym in Vietnamese for this specific anatomical term.

Related Phrases

• Phản xạ duỗi (n): Extensor reflex.
• Gân cơ duỗi (n): Extensor tendon.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms in Vietnamese that specifically use the term "cơ duỗi".