tabique nasal desviado
/tabike nasal desbjado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'deviated nasal septum' is translated into Spanish as tabique nasal desviado.
This phrase describes a medical condition where the thin wall between the nostrils is displaced to one side. While tabique nasal desviado refers to the septum itself, medical professionals also frequently use the noun phrase desviación del tabique nasal to name the condition itself.
Which one should you use?
desviación del tabique nasal is often used by medical professionals to name the condition itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the adjective desviado follows the noun tabique and the adjective nasal follows the noun it modifies.
Did you know?
- The word tabique actually has roots in Arabic, coming from the word تَشْبِيك (tašbīk), which refers to the act of joining or interlacing things.
- While desviado describes a septum in medicine, it can also be used to describe a person who is morally stray or wayward.
- Beyond the nose, tabique is the common word for a non-load-bearing partition wall in a building.
Examples in context
- El paciente presenta un tabique nasal desviado que causa obstrucción nasal.The patient has a deviated nasal septum that causes nasal obstruction.
- La desviación del septo nasal puede ser corregida mediante una septoplastia.The deviated nasal septum can be corrected through septoplasty.
- Tengo un tabique nasal desviado.I have a deviated nasal septum.
- El médico confirmó que es un tabique nasal desviado.The doctor confirmed it is a deviated nasal septum.
- Siento mucha congestión por mi tabique nasal desviado.I feel a lot of congestion because of my deviated nasal septum.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about his breathing problems at home.
- MateoNo puedo respirar bien por la nariz.I cannot breathe well through my nose.
- Elena¿Crees que sea por el tabique nasal desviado?Do you think it is because of the deviated nasal septum?
- MateoSí, el especialista me lo dijo ayer.Yes, the specialist told me yesterday.
- ElenaDeberías consultar con un cirujano pronto.You should consult a surgeon soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nasal, tabique, CC BY-SA 4.0.
