vi ti huyết quản
Definition
- Noun (Anatomy, somewhat archaic):
- Capillary: The smallest type of blood vessel in the body, forming a network between the arterioles and venules, where the exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and waste products occurs between the blood and the tissues.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Dưới kính hiển vi, có thể thấy các vi ti huyết quản. (Under a microscope, one can see the capillaries.)
- Sự trao đổi chất diễn ra tại các vi ti huyết quản. (The exchange of substances takes place in the capillaries.)
Advanced Usage
- This term, "vi ti huyết quản", is considered somewhat archaic or highly formal in modern Vietnamese medical and scientific contexts. It is a direct, literal construction meaning "minute blood vessel."
- In contemporary usage, the loanword "mao mạch" (from Chinese 毛細血管 / máo xì xuèguǎn) is the standard and more commonly used term for "capillary."
Variants and Related Words
Mao mạch (n): The modern and standard term for capillary.
- Huyết áp trong mao mạch rất thấp. (Blood pressure in the capillaries is very low.)
Tiểu động mạch (n): Arteriole (a small branch of an artery leading into capillaries).
- Tiểu tĩnh mạch (n): Venule (a small vein that collects blood from capillaries).
Synonyms
- Capillary vessel: A more formal synonym in English.
- Blood capillary: A descriptive synonym.
Notes on Usage
- "Vi ti huyết quản" is primarily encountered in older texts, direct translations, or very formal anatomical descriptions. For clear and modern communication, especially in educational or medical settings, "mao mạch" is strongly preferred.
- The structure of the word is descriptive: "vi" (micro, minute), "ti" (fine, small), "huyết" (blood), "quản" (vessel).