Definition

1. Noun (Danh từ):
   • Encephalomalacia (Medical term): A medical condition characterized by the softening of brain tissue, typically resulting from injury, stroke, hemorrhage, or infection. This term is specific to the field of medicine and pathology.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chụp MRI cho thấy dấu hiệu nhũn não ở thùy trán. (The MRI scan showed signs of encephalomalacia in the frontal lobe.)
  • Nhũn não là một biến chứng nghiêm trọng có thể xảy ra sau đột quỵ. (Encephalomalacia is a serious complication that can occur after a stroke.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly specialized and used almost exclusively in clinical, medical, and pathological contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation.
• It is often found in medical reports, diagnoses, and academic literature discussing neurological damage or brain injuries.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhũn (adj/verb): Means "soft" or "to soften." In a medical context, it can combine with other body parts to indicate tissue softening (e.g., - hepatomalacia, - myelomalacia). However, these are distinct compound terms.
• Hoại tử não (n): Brain necrosis; a related but distinct condition involving tissue death.
• Teo não (n): Brain atrophy; a different condition involving the loss of brain cells and tissue volume.

Synonyms

• Encephalomalacia (English medical term): The direct equivalent.
• Softening of the brain tissue (English descriptive phrase): A non-technical explanation of the condition.

Related Phrases / Collocations

• Bị nhũn não: To have encephalomalacia.
  • Bệnh nhân bị nhũn não do thiếu máu cục bộ kéo dài. (The patient has encephalomalacia due to prolonged ischemia.)
• Ổ nhũn não: A focus/area of encephalomalacia.
  • Phát hiện một ổ nhũn não nhỏ trên phim chụp. (A small focus of encephalomalacia was detected on the scan.)

Important Notes

• "Nhũn não" is a formal medical term. It should not be confused with the informal, slang expression "não nhũn" or "nhũn não" used colloquially among young people. In slang, these phrases metaphorically describe a state of being mentally overwhelmed, exhausted, or feeling one's "brain is melting" from too much information or stress. These are separate, informal usages.
• Always interpret the term based on context: in a medical document, it refers to the pathology; in casual speech, it is likely slang.

1. (y học) Encephalomalacia