tâm thu
Definition
- Noun (Medical/Biology):
- Systole: The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries. It is the period of highest pressure in the cardiac cycle.
- Systolic: Pertaining to or occurring during systole. Often used to describe the higher number in a blood pressure reading (systolic pressure).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Huyết áp của ông ấy là 120/80, trong đó 120 là áp lực tâm thu. (His blood pressure is 120/80, where 120 is the systolic pressure.)
- Giai đoạn tâm thu của tim rất quan trọng cho việc bơm máu. (The systolic phase of the heart is crucial for pumping blood.)
Advanced Usage
"Áp lực tâm thu" / "Huyết áp tâm thu": Systolic pressure.
- Bác sĩ lo ngại về chỉ số huyết áp tâm thu cao của bệnh nhân. (The doctor is concerned about the patient's high systolic blood pressure.)
"Suy tâm thu": Systolic dysfunction/heart failure.
- Bệnh nhân được chẩn đoán suy tim với phân suất tống máu thấp, chủ yếu là suy tâm thu. (The patient was diagnosed with heart failure with a low ejection fraction, primarily systolic dysfunction.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tâm trương (n): Diastole. The phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.
- Huyết áp tâm trương là số thấp hơn trong chỉ số huyết áp. (Diastolic blood pressure is the lower number in a blood pressure reading.)
Synonyms
- Systole: Cardiac contraction.
- Systolic pressure: The top number in a blood pressure reading.
Related Medical Terms
- Chu kỳ tim: Cardiac cycle (includes both systole and diastole).
- Phân suất tống máu: Ejection fraction (a measurement of systolic function).