sườn cụt
Definition
- Noun (Anatomy):
- Floating rib: One of the lower ribs (typically the eleventh and twelfth pairs in humans) that are not attached to the sternum or to the cartilage of another rib at the front. They are attached only to the vertebrae at the back.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau cú ngã, anh ấy bị đau ở vùng sườn cụt. (After the fall, he had pain in the area of his floating ribs.)
- Xương sườn cụt dễ bị gãy hơn khi bị chấn thương mạnh. (Floating ribs are more susceptible to fracture from blunt trauma.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used specifically in medical and anatomical contexts. In everyday descriptions of pain or injury, one might simply say "đau xương sườn" (rib pain), but "sườn cụt" specifies the precise anatomical location.
Variants and Related Words
- Xương sườn cụt: The full term, with "xương" meaning "bone".
- Bác sĩ chụp X-quang để kiểm tra xương sườn cụt. (The doctor took an X-ray to check the floating ribs.)
Synonyms
- Floating rib: The direct anatomical equivalent in English.
- Vertebral rib: A more technical synonym.
Related Terms (Anatomy)
- Xương sườn (n): Rib.
- Xương sườn thật (n): True rib (ribs 1-7, attached to the sternum).
- Xương sườn giả (n): False rib (ribs 8-10, attached to the cartilage of the rib above).