What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of injerto (graft), de derivación (of bypass/diversion) and coronaria (coronary).
Which one should you use?
While injerto de derivación coronaria is the standard term, you may encounter different versions. Revascularización coronaria mediante injerto arterial and Injerto de bypass coronario are more formal ways to express the procedure. For an informal or descriptive approach, one might say Bypass o puentes en las arterias del corazón (bypass or bridges in the heart arteries). In medical and clinical settings, the anglicism bypass coronario is frequently used instead of the full formal term.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the formal term Cirugía de revascularización miocárdica is used to describe this procedure.
How do you pronounce it?
/inxeɾto de deɾibaθjon koɾonaɾja/
Did you know?
- The word derivación shares the same root as the English word 'derivation', as both come from the Latin word for diverting a stream of water.
Examples in context
- El bypass coronario es una cirugía que ayuda a mejorar el flujo sanguíneo alrededor de las arterias del corazón.Coronary bypass is a surgery that helps improve blood flow around the heart arteries.
- El médico le realizó un puente en las arterias del corazón para mejorar la circulación de la sangre.The doctor performed a bridge in the heart arteries to improve blood circulation.
- La cirugía de injerto de derivación coronaria es compleja.The coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is complex.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about a family member's surgery.
- AlejandroElena, ¿qué le pasó a tu padre?Elena, what happened to your father?
- ElenaTuvo que someterse a un injerto de derivación coronaria.He had to undergo a coronary artery bypass grafting.
- AlejandroSiento mucho escuchar eso, Alejandro lo lamenta.I am sorry to hear that, Alejandro regrets it.
- ElenaGracias, ahora se siente mucho mejor.Thank you, he feels much better now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries coronaria, de, derivación, injerto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
