Definition

1. Noun:
   • Navel, belly button: The small, round scar or depression in the center of a person's abdomen, marking the former attachment site of the umbilical cord.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em bé mới sinh cần được giữ sạch vùng lỗ rún. (Newborn babies need to have their navel area kept clean.)
  • Cô ấy có một chiếc khuyên trang trí ở lỗ rún. (She has a decorative piercing in her belly button.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm rốn" (a colloquial variant): Sometimes used informally to refer to the navel area.
  • Anh ta bị đau quanh vùng làm rốn. (He has pain around his navel area.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rốn: A more common and general synonym for "lỗ rún."
  • Rốn của trẻ sơ sinh rất dễ bị nhiễm trùng. (A newborn's navel is very susceptible to infection.)
• Cuống rốn: Umbilical cord (the structure that was attached to the navel).
  • Cuống rốn thường rụng sau khi sinh vài ngày. (The umbilical cord usually falls off a few days after birth.)

Synonyms

• Rốn: Navel, belly button.
• Lỗ rốn: Another, less common term for navel.

Related Phrases

• Viêm rốn: Omphalitis (infection of the navel).
  • Trẻ sơ sinh cần được chăm sóc cẩn thận để tránh viêm rốn. (Newborns need careful care to avoid omphalitis.)
• Thoát vị rốn: Umbilical hernia.
  • Thoát vị rốn là tình trạng khá phổ biến ở trẻ nhỏ. (Umbilical hernia is a fairly common condition in young children.)

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