acidosis láctica
/aθidosis laɡtika/from spelling rules
Lactic acidosis in Spanish is acidosis láctica.
This phrase refers to a medical condition where too much lactic acid builds up in the body's bloodstream.
What does it mean word for word?
The term acidosis láctica is a direct cognate of the English term. acidosis refers to the state of acidity and láctica means lactic.
Which one should you use?
Acidosis metabólica por acumulación de ácido láctico is a formal phrase used in medical writing. In informal settings, one might simply say Demasiado ácido láctico en la sangre to describe the condition.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the formal expression acidosis por lactato is used as an alternative for lactic acidosis.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because acidosis is a feminine noun, the definite article used with it must be the feminine la, as in la acidosis láctica.
How do you pronounce it?
/aθidosis laɡtika/
Did you know?
- The word ácido shares a distant Proto-Indo-European root with the word for 'sharp' or 'keen', illustrating how the sensation of 'sharpness' in taste became a formal medical descriptor for pH levels.
- The Spanish word láctica shares the same root as leche, the Spanish word for 'milk'.
- The suffix -osis in acidosis is used across Spanish medicine to denote abnormal conditions, creating a linguistic contrast with -itis which specifically denotes inflammation.
Examples in context
- El paciente presenta acidosis láctica como complicación de la diabetes.The patient presents lactic acidosis as a complication of diabetes.
- El paciente presenta acidosis láctica.The patient presents lactic acidosis.
- La acidosis láctica es una complicación seria.Lactic acidosis is a serious complication.
Example conversation
A doctor is explaining a diagnosis to a colleague in a hospital.
- MaríaMateo, ¿has revisado los niveles del paciente?Mateo, have you checked the patient's levels?
- MateoSí, María, parece que tiene acidosis láctica.Yes, María, it seems he has lactic acidosis.
- MaríaEs una situación de emergencia.It is an emergency situation.
- MateoVoy a avisar al equipo médico ahora mismo.I am going to notify the medical team right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries acidosis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
