anemia ferropénica
/anemja feropenika/from spelling rules
Iron deficiency anemia is translated into Spanish as anemia ferropénica.
This phrase refers to a medical condition where the blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells due to a shortage of iron.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of anemia (anemia) and ferropénica (iron-deficient), derived from the Latin ferrum (iron) and penia (deficiency).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective ferropénica must agree in gender (feminine) and number (singular) with the noun anemia.
Did you know?
- While anemia ferropénica is the clinical term, some patients in Latin America might refer to it simply as mala sangre (bad blood) when describing their symptoms to others.
- In historical Spanish medical texts, conditions like anemia ferropénica were sometimes grouped under the term clorosis, which referred to the greenish pale skin tone associated with severe iron deficiency.
- Spanish uses the word hierro for the common metal iron, but switches to the root ferro- in the term ferropénica to maintain a formal medical register.
Examples in context
- El paciente sufre de anemia por deficiencia de hierroThe patient suffers from iron deficiency anemia
- El análisis de sangre reveló una anemia ferropénicaThe blood test revealed iron deficiency anemia
- Cuando una persona tiene anemia por deficiencia de hierro, puede experimentar fatiga constante y debilidad generalizada.When a person has iron deficiency anemia, they may experience constant fatigue and generalized weakness.
- Recuerda llevar una dieta equilibrada para evitar la anemia ferropénica.Remember to maintain a balanced diet to avoid iron deficiency anemia.
- Tengo anemia ferropénica según el análisis.I have iron deficiency anemia according to the analysis.
- La anemia ferropénica causa mucha fatiga.Iron deficiency anemia causes a lot of fatigue.
- El médico me diagnosticó anemia ferropénica.The doctor diagnosed me with iron deficiency anemia.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are discussing his recent blood test results.
- AlejandroMe siento muy cansado últimamente, Sofía.I feel very tired lately, Sofía.
- Sofía¿Te han dicho algo sobre la anemia ferropénica?Have they told you anything about iron deficiency anemia?
- AlejandroSí, el doctor confirmó que es anemia ferropénica.Yes, the doctor confirmed it is iron deficiency anemia.
- SofíaDebes tomar tus suplementos de hierro ahora.You should take your iron supplements now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
