tuyến tụy
The English word 'pancreas' is tuyến tụy in Vietnamese.
The word refers to the gland located near the stomach.
Meaning: gland near the stomach (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of tuyến meaning gland and tụy meaning pancreas.
Which one should you use?
While tuyến tụy is the full term, tụy is often used alone in medical or shorthand contexts.
Did you know?
- The word tuyến in tuyến tụy is a Sino-Vietnamese loanword shared with Japanese, where it is written as 腺.
- Medical terminology in Vietnamese is heavily influenced by French colonial history, though the term tuyến tụy maintains its East Asian linguistic roots.
- Vietnamese anatomical terms often use Sino-Vietnamese roots to create a formal distance between the clinical name and the colloquial way people describe body parts.
Examples in context
- Bác sĩ đã kiểm tra tuyến tụy của tôi.The doctor examined my pancreas.
- Tuyến tụy nằm gần dạ dày.The pancreas is located near the stomach.
- Bác sĩ đang kiểm tra tuyến tụy.The doctor is checking the pancreas.
- Vấn đề về tuyến tụy rất nghiêm trọng.Problems with the pancreas are very serious.
Example conversation
Nam and Mai are discussing health at a clinic.
- NamTôi vừa đi khám tuyến tụy xong.I just finished having my pancreas checked.
- MaiKết quả khám thế nào, Nam?How were the results, Nam?
- NamMọi thứ đều ổn, không có vấn đề gì.Everything is fine, there are no problems.
- MaiVậy thì tốt quá rồi.That is great then.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tuyến, CC BY-SA 4.0.
