fibrilación auricular
/fibɾilaθjon auɾikulaɾ/from spelling rulesfeminine
Atrial fibrillation in Spanish is fibrilación auricular.
fibrilación auricular is a noun used to describe a type of cardiac arrhythmia.
Meaning: cardiac arrhythmia (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of fibrilación (fibrillation) and auricular (atrial/relating to the atria).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, people might use the term Fibrilación Atrial more frequently than Fibrilación Auricular as the formal expression for atrial fibrillation.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun phrase is feminine, so it is preceded by the feminine article la.
How do you pronounce it?
/fibɾilaθjon auɾikulaɾ/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, auriculares is the common word for 'headphones'. This creates a linguistic link between the heart's atria and the device you put over your ears.
- The verb palpitar is used to describe the 'fluttering' of the heart, a term that can also be used poetically to describe a heart beating with strong emotion.
- The word auricular shares the same ancient root as the English word 'ear', stemming from the Latin 'auris'.
Examples in context
- Mi abuelo fue diagnosticado con fibrilación auricular.My grandfather was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
- La fibrilación auricular requiere tratamiento médico.Atrial fibrillation requires medical treatment.
- El médico detectó una fibrilación auricular.The doctor detected atrial fibrillation.
- Él tiene un diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular.He has a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.
Example conversation
A patient is talking to a doctor about a medical report.
- LucíaMateo, el examen muestra una fibrilación auricular.Mateo, the test shows atrial fibrillation.
- Mateo¿Es eso muy grave, Lucía?Is that very serious, Lucía?
- LucíaNo, pero debemos controlar la fibrilación auricular.No, but we must control the atrial fibrillation.
- MateoEntiendo, gracias por explicarlo.I understand, thank you for explaining it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “atrial fibrillation” translations and entries fibrilación auricular, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries auricular, CC BY-SA 4.0.
