xương bàn đạp
Definition
- Noun (Anatomy):
- Stapes: The smallest and innermost of the three auditory ossicles in the middle ear, resembling a stirrup in shape. It transmits sound vibrations from the incus (anvil) to the oval window of the inner ear.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Xương bàn đạp là một trong ba xương nhỏ trong tai giữa. (The stapes is one of the three small bones in the middle ear.)
- Rối loạn ở xương bàn đạp có thể gây mất thính lực. (A disorder in the stapes can cause hearing loss.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts.
- "Xơ cứng xương bàn đạp": Otosclerosis, a condition involving abnormal bone growth around the stapes.
- Bà ấy được chẩn đoán bị xơ cứng xương bàn đạp. (She was diagnosed with otosclerosis.)
Variants and Related Words
- Xương tai (n): Auditory ossicles; the collective term for the three bones (malleus, incus, stapes).
- Xương đe (n): Incus (anvil bone).
- Xương búa (n): Malleus (hammer bone).
Synonyms
- Stirrup bone: A direct descriptive synonym in English, referencing its shape.
- Stapes: The formal medical term.
Related Terms
- Tai giữa (n): Middle ear.
- Ốc tai (n): Cochlea (of the inner ear).
- Truyền âm (v): To conduct sound.