insuficiencia renal
/insufiθjenθja ɾenal/from spelling rules
Kidney failure in Spanish is insuficiencia renal.
What does it mean word for word?
The term insuficiencia renal is composed of insuficiencia (insufficiency/failure) and renal (relating to the kidneys).
How do you pronounce it?
/insufiθjenθja ɾenal/
Did you know?
- The word riñones (kidneys) is also the common Spanish word for 'beans'.
- In some Latin American medical contexts, the term falla renal is more common than insuficiencia renal, despite 'falla' often meaning a mechanical fault.
- The term insuficiencia is used in Spanish for both medical failures and economic shortages, meaning the same word describes both a failing kidney and a lack of funds.
Examples in context
- El paciente sufre de insuficiencia renal.The patient is suffering from kidney failure.
- El paciente tiene insuficiencia renal.The patient has kidney failure.
- La insuficiencia renal es una enfermedad grave.Kidney failure is a serious disease.
Example conversation
A woman is talking to a man about a family member's medical report in a hospital hallway.
- María¿Qué dice el informe médico, Mateo?What does the medical report say, Mateo?
- MateoDice que tiene insuficiencia renal.It says he has kidney failure.
- MaríaLo siento mucho, es una noticia difícil.I am so sorry, it is difficult news.
- MateoGracias, María, estamos muy preocupados.Thank you, María, we are very worried.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
