sụn mí

Một bác sĩ đang khám sụn mí cho bệnh nhân.

Definition

1. Noun (Anatomy):
   • Tarsus (of the eyelid): The firm, dense connective tissue plate that provides structural support and shape to the eyelid. It is not a typical cartilage but a fibrous tissue, often translated as "tarsal plate" in precise medical terminology.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sụn mí giúp cho mí mắt có hình dạng và độ cứng cần thiết. (The tarsal plate gives the eyelid its necessary shape and firmness.)
  • Viêm sụn mí là một tình trạng bệnh lý khó chịu. (Inflammation of the tarsus is an uncomfortable pathological condition.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, anatomical, or ophthalmological contexts to describe the structure or its disorders.
  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán bệnh nhân bị viêm sụn mí. (The doctor diagnosed the patient with tarsitis.)

Variants and Related Words

• Viêm sụn mí (n): Tarsitis. Inflammation of the tarsal plate.
  • Viêm sụn mí thường gây ra sưng và đau ở bờ mi. (Tarsitis often causes swelling and pain at the eyelid margin.)

Synonyms

• Tarsal plate: The precise anatomical term in English.
• Tarsus: The general anatomical term for this structure.

Related Terms

• Mí mắt (n): Eyelid. The general structure containing the .
• Kết mạc (n): Conjunctiva. The mucous membrane covering the inner eyelid and the white of the eye, adjacent to the tarsal structure.