anticoagulantes
/antikoaɡulantes/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for blood thinners is anticoagulantes.
In English, people often use the colloquial term "blood thinners," but in Spanish, anticoagulantes is the standard term used in both medical settings and everyday conversation.
What does it mean word for word?
The word anticoagulantes is a direct cognate of the English "anticoagulants." It is composed of the prefix anti- meaning "against" and coagulantes meaning "coagulants" or "clotting agents."
How do you pronounce it?
/antikoaɡulantes/
Did you know?
- The root coagular comes from the Latin coagulare, meaning 'to curdle'. This is the same root used in Spanish to describe the process of making cheese from milk.
- Spanish medical terminology often avoids the 'thinning' metaphor because the word diluir 'to dilute' specifically implies adding a liquid to a substance, which is not how these drugs work biologically.
- Avoid using the literal translation diluyentes de sangre if you want to sound natural. While English speakers say 'blood thinners', a Spanish speaker would find this phrase extremely strange and medically inaccurate in a pharmacy.
Examples in context
- El doctor me recetó anticoagulantes.The doctor prescribed me blood thinners.
- No debes mezclar estos anticoagulantes con alcohol.You should not mix these blood thinners with alcohol.
- ¿Cuáles son los efectos secundarios de los anticoagulantes?What are the side effects of blood thinners?
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking in a pharmacy.
- MateoSofía, ¿tienes los anticoagulantes para mi padre?Sofía, do you have the blood thinners for my father?
- SofíaSí, Mateo, los tengo aquí en la farmacia.Yes, Mateo, I have them here at the pharmacy.
- Mateo¿Es necesario tomar los anticoagulantes todos los días?Is it necessary to take the blood thinners every day?
- SofíaSí, es muy importante seguir la receta.Yes, it is very important to follow the prescription.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
