tejido mamario denso
/texido mamaɾjo denso/from spelling rules
To say dense breast tissue in Spanish, use tejido mamario denso.
tejido mamario denso is the medical term used in mammogram reports and by doctors to describe breasts with more fibrous and glandular tissue than fat.
What does it mean word for word?
tejido means tissue, mamario means of the breast and denso means dense. As usual in Spanish, the adjectives come after the noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The j in tejido sounds like a rough h from the back of the throat, and the r in mamario is a single quick tap.
Did you know?
- In some Spanish dialects, the phrase denso can be used colloquially to describe a person who is tedious or boring, though never in a medical context.
- The word tejido comes from the verb tejer, meaning 'to weave'. This suggests that biological tissue is viewed as a woven fabric of interconnected fibers.
- Spanish distinguishes between the mammary gland, mama, and the breast as a whole, pecho. The clinical term mamario specifically targets the glandular aspect.
Examples in context
- El informe menciona tejido mamario denso.The report mentions dense breast tissue.
- Tengo un poco de tejido mamario denso.I have a little bit of dense breast tissue.
- El tejido mamario denso puede ocultar lesiones.Dense breast tissue can hide lesions.
Example conversation
Sofía explains her recent mammogram results to Mateo.
- MateoSofía, ¿qué te dijo el médico?Sofía, what did the doctor tell you?
- SofíaDice que tengo tejido mamario denso.He says I have dense breast tissue.
- MateoEso suena serio, ¿qué sigue ahora?That sounds serious, what happens next?
- SofíaSolo tengo que hacerme un seguimiento.I just have to do a follow-up.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries denso, mamario, tejido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
