khớp xương

Vietnamese

Etymology

khớp +‎ xương.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəːp̚˧˦ sɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəːp̚˦˧˥ sɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [xəːp̚˦˧˥ sɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəːp̚˦˥ sɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [xəːp̚˦˥ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

khớp xương

1. (anatomy) a joint; an articulation; an articular surface; the place where two bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body connect, which links an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole.