Definition

1. Noun (Anatomy):
   • Segment: A distinct, often subdivided part or section of an organ or structure, particularly in the context of glands (like the liver or lungs) or the brain.
   • Lobe: In specific anatomical contexts, it can refer to a smaller subdivision or part of a larger lobe.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gan được chia thành các phân thùy chức năng. (The liver is divided into functional segments.)
  • Tổn thương nằm ở một phân thùy của phổi phải. (The lesion is located in a segment of the right lung.)
  • Các phân thùy não có những chức năng riêng biệt. (The brain segments have distinct functions.)

Advanced Usage

• "Phân thùy gan": liver segment.

  • Bác sĩ phẫu thuật cắt bỏ một phân thùy gan bị bệnh. (The surgeon removed a diseased liver segment.)

• "Phân thùy phổi": pulmonary segment/bronchopulmonary segment.

  • Viêm phổi khu trú ở một phân thùy phổi. (The pneumonia is localized to one pulmonary segment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thùy (n): lobe. A larger primary division.
  • Thùy trán của não. (The frontal lobe of the brain.)
• Tiểu thùy (n): lobule. A very small subdivision.
  • Tiểu thùy gan. (Hepatic lobule.)

Synonyms

• Segment: A part into which something is divided.
• Subdivision: A secondary or subordinate division.
• Section: A distinct part or portion.

Notes on Usage

• "Phân thùy" is a specialized anatomical and medical term. It is not used in everyday conversation.
• The word is a compound noun formed from "phân" (to divide) and "thùy" (lobe), literally meaning "divided lobe" or "sub-lobe."
• In English translations, the precise term (segment, subsegment, sub-lobe) depends on the specific organ being described.