trương lực

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 張力, composed of 張 (“to stretch”) and 力 (“strength”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trương lực

(biology, medicine) tension; tone (especially of anatomy)
giảm trương lực ― hypotonia (to reduce tone)

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