xương búa

Người bác sĩ chỉ vào xương búa trong mô hình tai người.

Definition

1. Noun (Anatomy):
   • Hammer bone: The smallest of the three tiny bones (ossicles) in the middle ear, shaped somewhat like a hammer. It transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil (incus).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Xương búa là một trong ba xương con trong tai giữa. (The hammer bone is one of the three ossicles in the middle ear.)
  • Sự rung động được truyền từ màng nhĩ đến xương búa. (Vibrations are transmitted from the eardrum to the malleus.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in medical and biological contexts. It is often part of the sequence describing the auditory ossicles: (malleus), (incus), and (stapes).

Variants and Related Words

• Xương đe (n): incus or anvil bone (the middle ossicle).
• Xương bàn đạp (n): stapes or stirrup bone (the innermost ossicle).
• Chuỗi xương con (n): ossicular chain (the collective term for the three bones).

Synonyms

• Malleus: The formal Latin/English anatomical term.
• Hammer: The common English translation based on its shape.

Related Terms

• Tai giữa (n): middle ear (the cavity containing the ossicles).
• Màng nhĩ (n): eardrum or tympanic membrane (connected to the ).