lansoprazol
/lansopɾaθol/from spelling rules
Lansoprazole in Spanish is lansoprazol.
lansoprazol refers to a medication used to treat stomach ulcers and acid reflux. In medical contexts, it is defined as un medicamento inhibidor de la bomba de protones (a proton pump inhibitor medication).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the standard formal term is Lansoprazol.
How do you pronounce it?
/lansopɾaθol/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking pharmacies, patients might skip the formal name entirely and simply ask for protector de estómago, a colloquial term for the class of drugs that includes lansoprazol.
- While lansoprazol is the technical term, a Spanish speaker might describe the result of taking it as quitar el ardor, which literally means 'removing the burning'.
- While lansoprazol is the precise term, many people in Latin America refer to these types of medications simply as pastillas para la gastritis, even if they do not have a clinical diagnosis of gastritis.
Examples in context
- Mi médico me recetó Lansoprazol para tratar mi acidez estomacal crónica.My doctor prescribed me Lansoprazol to treat my chronic heartburn.
- Necesito tomar lansoprazol para la acidez.I need to take lansoprazole for heartburn.
- El médico me recetó lansoprazol.The doctor prescribed me lansoprazole.
- ¿Tienes lansoprazol en tu botiquín?Do you have lansoprazole in your medicine cabinet?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are at a pharmacy.
- Alejandro¿Dónde puedo encontrar el lansoprazol?Where can I find lansoprazole?
- ElenaEstá en el estante de medicamentos para el estómago.It is on the stomach medication shelf.
- AlejandroGracias, Elena, me aliviará el dolor.Thanks, Elena, it will relieve the pain.
- ElenaDe nada, espero que te sientas mejor pronto.You're welcome, I hope you feel better soon.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
