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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ lɨk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

trương lực

1. (biology, medicine) tension; tone (especially of anatomy)

   giảm trương lực ― hypotonia (to reduce tone)