stent cardíaco
/stent kaɾdiako/from spelling rules
The English phrase heart stent is translated into Spanish as stent cardíaco.
This phrase refers to a small mesh tube inserted into a coronary artery to keep it open.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, you may encounter the variations malla coronaria or stent coronario. In Spain, the informal expression stent del corazón is sometimes used.
How do you pronounce it?
/stent kaɾdiako/
Did you know?
- In many Latin American medical settings, you will hear the term malla coronaria instead of the loanword 'stent'. This describes the device as a 'coronary mesh', treating the medical hardware as if it were a piece of textile or netting.
- The adjective coronario in the phrase stent coronario does not refer to a crown in the sense of royalty, but rather to the 'crown-like' anatomical shape of the arteries surrounding the heart.
- The word stent is an unadapted loanword, meaning Spanish speakers rarely change its spelling or pronunciation to fit Spanish phonetics, unlike many other English borrowings.
Examples in context
- Según el informe médico, se recomendó la colocación de un stent arterial coronario para tratar la obstrucción en la arteria coronaria izquierda.According to the medical report, the placement of a coronary artery stent was recommended to treat the obstruction in the left coronary artery.
- El doctor colocó un stent cardíaco.The doctor placed a heart stent.
- ¿Es necesario el stent cardíaco?Is the heart stent necessary?
- Me pusieron un stent cardíaco ayer.They put a heart stent in me yesterday.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are talking in a hospital waiting room.
- AlejandroElena, ¿sabes si el paciente tiene un stent cardíaco?Elena, do you know if the patient has a heart stent?
- ElenaSí, Alejandro, el médico confirmó que tiene un stent cardíaco.Yes, Alejandro, the doctor confirmed that he has a heart stent.
- Alejandro¿Cómo se siente él después del procedimiento?How is he feeling after the procedure?
- ElenaEstá descansando, pero se recupera bien.He is resting, but he is recovering well.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
