Definition

1. Noun:
   • Anatomy: The scientific study of the bodily structure of organisms, including their systems, organs, and tissues. This is the primary and correct meaning.
   • Surgery: A common misspelling and mispronunciation of the word "giải phẫu," which means a surgical operation or the branch of medicine concerned with treating injuries or diseases through manual or operative procedures.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Anatomy):
  • Giải phẩu học là một môn khoa học cơ bản. (Anatomy is a fundamental science.)
• Noun (Common error for "Surgery"):
  • Bệnh nhân cần một cuộc giải phẩu tim. (The patient needs heart surgery.) [Note: The correct spelling is "giải phẫu".]

Advanced Usage

• This word, "giải phẩu," is almost universally considered a spelling and pronunciation error in modern standard Vietnamese. Its use typically indicates the intended word "giải phẫu." In formal writing and medical contexts, "giải phẫu" is the only accepted form.

Variants and Related Words

• Giải phẫu (n): The correct spelling for both "anatomy" and "surgery."

  • Giải phẫu cơ thể người (Human anatomy)
  • Phòng giải phẫu (Operating room)

• Phẫu thuật (n): Surgery. This is a more precise synonym for the surgical meaning.

  • Ca phẫu thuật kéo dài ba giờ. (The surgery lasted three hours.)

Synonyms

• Anatomy: Morphology, structure.
• Surgery: Operation, surgical procedure.

Related Terms

• Giải phẫu học (n): The field of anatomy.
• Giải phẫu bệnh (n): Pathological anatomy.
• Nhà giải phẫu học (n): Anatomist.
• Bác sĩ giải phẫu (n): Surgeon.

1. Dissect, operate
2. Surgery