dị tật
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Definition
- Noun:
- Malformation: A physical abnormality present from birth, where a part of the body is not formed correctly. This is the primary medical and general meaning.
- Birth defect: A broader, more common term for a health problem or physical anomaly that exists at the time a baby is born.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trẻ được sinh ra với một dị tật ở tim. (The child was born with a heart defect.)
- Siêu âm có thể giúp phát hiện một số dị tật bẩm sinh. (Ultrasound can help detect some birth defects.)
- Dị tật này có thể được phẫu thuật chỉnh hình. (This malformation can be corrected with surgery.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "dị tật" is often used in formal, medical, and scientific contexts. In everyday conversation, the phrase "dị tật bẩm sinh" (congenital defect) is more frequently used to specify a condition present from birth.
Variants and Related Words
Dị tật bẩm sinh (n): Congenital defect / Congenital malformation.
- Can thiệp sớm rất quan trọng đối với trẻ có dị tật bẩm sinh. (Early intervention is very important for children with congenital defects.)
Khuyết tật (n): Disability, impairment. This is a broader term that can include but is not limited to congenital conditions and often focuses on functional limitations.
- Anh ấy làm việc tại một trung tâm hỗ trợ người khuyết tật. (He works at a support center for people with disabilities.)
Synonyms
- Birth defect: A health problem present at birth.
- Congenital anomaly: A formal term for a structural or functional abnormality present from birth.
- Deformity: Often implies a shape that is not normal or typical, sometimes used interchangeably but can carry a negative connotation.
Related Phrases
- Dị tật học: Teratology (the study of abnormalities of physiological development).
- Ngăn ngừa dị tật: To prevent birth defects.
- Bổ sung axit folic giúp ngăn ngừa một số dị tật ống thần kinh. (Taking folic acid helps prevent some neural tube defects.)
- Malformation