sưng phù

Mắt của cô bé bị sưng phù sau khi bị muỗi đốt.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Swollen and puffy: Describes a part of the body that is abnormally enlarged, often due to fluid accumulation (edema), inflammation, or injury, resulting in a distended and soft appearance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau khi bị ong đốt, chân cô ấy sưng phù lên. (After being stung by a bee, her leg became swollen and puffy.)
  • Bệnh nhân có triệu chứng mặt và tay sưng phù. (The patient has symptoms of a swollen and puffy face and hands.)
  • Vết thương không được xử lý đã bắt đầu sưng phù. (The untreated wound has begun to swell and become puffy.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is commonly used in medical or clinical contexts to describe edema, a specific medical condition. It implies a more severe or pronounced swelling than the simpler word "sưng."

Variants and Related Words

• Sưng (adj): swollen, inflamed. A more general term for swelling.

  • Mắt anh ấy sưng vì dị ứng. (His eyes are swollen due to allergy.)

• Phù (adj, n): edema; puffy. Often used in medical terminology.

  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị phù. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with edema.)

Synonyms

• Edematous: Pertaining to or affected by edema.
• Bloated: Swollen with fluid or gas.
• Puffy: Slightly swollen in a soft way.

Related Idioms

• While "sưng phù" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it is a standard descriptive compound in medical and everyday descriptions of severe swelling.