anticoagulante
/antikoaɡulante/from spelling rules
The English phrase "blood thinner" is translated into Spanish as anticoagulante.
The term refers to drugs which reduce clotting.
Meaning: drugs which reduce clotting (noun)
Which one should you use?
While anticoagulante is the standard term, you may hear more descriptive, informal phrases such as Pastilla para fluidificar la sangre (blood thinning pill) or Medicina para diluir la sangre (medicine to dilute the blood).
How does it change in a sentence?
The word anticoagulante functions as both a noun and an adjective in Spanish. It can be used in the singular form or the plural form anticoagulantes by adding an '-s'.
How do you pronounce it?
/antikoaɡulante/
Did you know?
- While English uses the metaphor of 'thickness', the Spanish informal term fluidificar focuses on the blood's ability to flow more easily.
- The suffix '-ante' in anticoagulante is a direct descendant of the Latin '-antem', which is used to turn verbs into agents that perform an action.
- In many Spanish-speaking medical contexts, you might hear the phrase medicamento para la sangre (medicine for the blood) used as a shorthand for anticoagulants.
Examples in context
- El paciente necesita tomar un anticoagulante para prevenir la formación de coágulos de sangre.The patient needs to take a blood thinner to prevent the formation of blood clots.
- El médico recetó un medicamento antitrombótico después de la cirugía.The doctor prescribed an anti-thrombotic medication after the surgery.
- ¿Tienes alguna pastilla para fluidificar la sangre? Me siento un poco incómodo.Do you have any blood thinning pills? I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable.
- Mi abuelo toma medicina para diluir la sangre debido a un problema de coagulación.My grandfather takes medicine to dilute the blood due to a clotting problem.
- El médico me recetó un anticoagulante.The doctor prescribed me a blood thinner.
- Este anticoagulante tiene algunos efectos secundarios.This blood thinner has some side effects.
- Debes tomar el anticoagulante cada mañana.You must take the blood thinner every morning.
Example conversation
Javier and María are talking in a pharmacy.
- Javier¿Es este el anticoagulante para mi padre?Is this the blood thinner for my father?
- MaríaSí, Javier, es el que necesita.Yes, Javier, it is the one he needs.
- JavierGracias, María, por ayudarme con esto.Thank you, María, for helping me with this.
- MaríaDe nada, siempre es un placer.You're welcome, it is always a pleasure.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries anticoagulante, CC BY-SA 4.0.
