tiếp khẩu
Definition
- Verb (Medical):
- To perform an anastomosis: A surgical procedure to connect two tubular structures, such as blood vessels or sections of intestine, to create a continuous passage.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bác sĩ phải tiếp khẩu hai đoạn ruột bị tổn thương. (The doctor had to perform an anastomosis on the two damaged sections of intestine.)
- Phẫu thuật tiếp khẩu mạch máu là rất tinh vi. (Surgery to anastomose blood vessels is very delicate.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is highly specialized and used almost exclusively in clinical, surgical, and anatomical contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Nối tiếp khẩu (v): A more descriptive phrase meaning "to surgically connect by anastomosis."
- Kỹ thuật nối tiếp khẩu đã cứu sống bệnh nhân. (The anastomosis technique saved the patient's life.)
Synonyms
- Anastomose: The direct English medical verb equivalent.
- Surgically connect: A descriptive general term.
Notes
- "Tiếp khẩu" is a technical medical term. It is not used in everyday language. The more common word "tiếp" on its own means "to receive," "to continue," or "to connect," but "tiếp khẩu" has this specific surgical meaning.