tos

IPA/tˈɒs/
IPA/tˈɑːs/

tos — 縮寫

1. a medical condition in which nerves or blood vessels near the shoulder are press

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釋義

TOS

胸廓出口症候群

a medical condition in which nerves or blood vessels near the shoulder are pressed, often causing pain, numbness, or weakness in the arm or hand

例句

After months of arm pain, Christopher was diagnosed with TOS at the hospital.

Christopher 手臂痛了好幾個月後，在醫院被診斷出有 TOS。

collocation: be diagnosed with TOS

The doctor explained that TOS can make your fingers feel numb and weak.

醫師解釋說，TOS 會讓你的手指感到麻木又無力。

pattern: TOS can make + body part + adjective

同義詞

文法句型

have TOS

be diagnosed with TOS

TOS symptoms

用法筆記

Usually written in capitals in medical notes and patient discussions. It most often appears after verbs such as have and diagnose with, while the full condition name is more common in formal explanations.

常見錯誤

❌She was diagnosed as TOS last year.
✅She was diagnosed with TOS last year.
💡English uses 'diagnosed with' before the condition name.
❌He has a TOS in his right arm.
✅He has TOS in his right arm.
💡this medical abbreviation is normally used without 'a'.