cơ gấp
Definition
- Noun:
- Flexor muscle: A muscle whose contraction bends a joint or limb, decreasing the angle between bones. This is the primary anatomical meaning.
- Flexor: The shorter, more common term for a flexor muscle.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cơ gấp ngón tay giúp bạn nắm tay lại. (The finger flexor helps you make a fist.)
- Tổn thương cơ gấp có thể gây khó khăn khi co duỗi cổ tay. (An injury to the flexor muscle can cause difficulty in bending the wrist.)
Advanced Usage
- "Cơ gấp bề mặt": Superficial flexor.
- Cơ gấp bề mặt của cẳng tay nằm gần da. (The superficial flexor of the forearm is located close to the skin.)
- "Cơ gấp sâu": Deep flexor.
- Cơ gấp sâu chịu trách nhiệm cho các cử động tinh tế của ngón tay. (The deep flexor is responsible for fine movements of the fingers.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cơ duỗi (n): Extensor muscle. (The opposing muscle that straightens a joint.)
- Cơ (n): Muscle. (The general term.)
- Gấp (v): To fold; to bend quickly. (As a verb, it means to fold or to bend, often with a sense of urgency or speed, which relates to the muscle's bending action.)
Synonyms
- Cơ gập: A less common variant with the same meaning (flexor muscle).
- Bắp thịt gấp: A descriptive synonym (flexing muscle bundle).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Gấp lại (v): To fold up.
- Anh ấy gấp lại bức thư. (He folded up the letter.)
- Gấp rút (adj/adv): Urgent/urgently. (Note: This is a common compound word meaning "urgent," but it is distinct from the anatomical term "cơ gấp".)
- Công việc này cần được hoàn thành gấp rút. (This task needs to be completed urgently.)
Related Idioms
- Nhanh như chớp, gấp như xé: (As fast as lightning, as urgent as tearing). This idiom emphasizes extreme speed and urgency, using "gấp" in its adverbial sense. It is not directly related to the muscle but shares the root word.
- Anh ấy chạy đi nhanh như chớp, gấp như xé. (He ran off as fast as lightning, with great urgency.)