Definition

1. Noun:
   • Uterus; womb: The organ in the female body where a baby develops during pregnancy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi sinh, dạ con của cô ấy cần thời gian để hồi phục. (After giving birth, her uterus needs time to recover.)
  • Bác sĩ siêu âm để kiểm tra tình trạng của dạ con. (The doctor performed an ultrasound to check the condition of the womb.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is used in medical and anatomical contexts. A common related medical condition is "sa dạ con" (uterine prolapse).
  • Bà ấy bị chẩn đoán sa dạ con nhẹ. (She was diagnosed with mild uterine prolapse.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tử cung: This is the more formal, Sino-Vietnamese medical term for "uterus". It is often used interchangeably with "dạ con" in clinical settings.
• Bụng: This is a general term for "stomach" or "abdomen". It is sometimes used colloquially to refer to the general area but is not anatomically precise like "dạ con".

Synonyms

• Tử cung: Uterus (formal synonym).
• Womb: A more literary or general synonym in English, focusing on the organ as the place of gestation.

Related Phrases

• Đau dạ con / Cơn đau dạ con: Uterine pain; uterine colic (a specific type of cramping pain).
  • Cô ấy phải nhập viện vì những cơn đau dạ con dữ dội. (She had to be hospitalized because of severe uterine cramps.)
• Sa dạ con: Uterine prolapse (a medical condition where the uterus descends into or beyond the vaginal canal).