terapia respiratoria
/teɾapja ɾespiɾatoɾja/from spelling rules
The English phrase "breathing treatment" is terapia respiratoria in Spanish.
terapia respiratoria is used in medical contexts to describe both the general practice of respiratory therapy and specific individual treatments like nebulization. Related terms include Inhalador (Inhaler) and Nebulizador (Nebulizer).
What does it mean word for word?
terapia respiratoria is composed of 'terapia' (therapy) and 'respiratoria' (respiratory).
Which one should you use?
If the breathing treatment specifically involves a nebulizer, a doctor or nurse might refer to it as una nebulización.
How do you pronounce it?
/teɾapja ɾespiɾatoɾja/
Did you know?
- A nurse may refer to the equipment used for terapia respiratoria as el equipo de nebulización, which can be confusing because equipo can mean both 'equipment' and 'team'.
- The word terapia comes from the Ancient Greek word therapeía, which originally meant 'service' or 'waiting upon' someone before it became a medical term.
- If you are discussing breathing treatments for an asthma attack, you might hear the term crisis respiratoria instead of focusing on the 'terapia' itself.
Examples in context
- Hace años que sigo un tratamiento de terapia respiratoria. Debes mantenerlo para controlar mejor tu respiración.Person A: I've been following a respiratory therapy treatment for years. Person B: You should stick to it to better control your breathing.
- El paciente necesita su terapia respiratoria.The patient needs his breathing treatment.
- Él necesita su terapia respiratoria ahora.He needs his breathing treatment now.
- La terapia respiratoria ayuda con la tos.The breathing treatment helps with the cough.
- ¿Dónde está el equipo para la terapia respiratoria?Where is the equipment for the breathing treatment?
Example conversation
At a hospital, a nurse is talking to a patient's companion.
- MaríaDaniel, el niño requiere una terapia respiratoria.Daniel, the boy requires a breathing treatment.
- DanielEntiendo, María. ¿Es muy dolorosa?I understand, María. Is it very painful?
- MaríaNo, es un proceso muy sencillo.No, it is a very simple process.
- DanielEstá bien, gracias por explicarlo.Okay, thanks for explaining it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries terapia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
