condición médica
/kondiθjon medika/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'medical condition' is translated into Spanish as condición médica.
condición médica refers to a medically measurable disorder. Spanish speakers also frequently use estado de salud to refer to a person's medical status or condition.
Meaning: a medically measurable disorder (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of condición médica is condiciones médicas.
Did you know?
- While condición médica is understood, Spanish doctors often prefer cuadro clínico to describe a patient's specific state. This phrase literally translates to 'clinical picture', treating the medical condition as a visual snapshot of symptoms.
- Professional medical Spanish often replaces condición médica with patología. While patología literally means 'pathology', it is used as a common noun to refer to any specific disease or disorder.
- A patient in critical condition is described as being in estado crítico rather than condición crítica. In Spanish, estado is used for temporary or unstable statuses, whereas condición suggests a more permanent trait.
Examples in context
- El síndrome del acento extranjero es una condición médica todavía no aclarada, en la cual el paciente no puede pronunciar su lengua materna correctamente y parece tener un acento extranjero.Foreign accent syndrome is an as-yet unexplained medical condition where the patient can no longer pronounce his mother tongue correctly and seems to have a foreign accent.This sentence is useful for demonstrating how to describe a specific, unexplained condición médica.Tatoeba #558800 by Leono, translation #558787 by Dejo
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofia are discussing a health form.
- Daniel¿Tienes alguna condición médica importante?Do you have any important medical condition?
- SofíaNo, no tengo ninguna condición médica.No, I don't have any medical condition.
- DanielPerfecto, entonces puedes firmar aquí, Sofía.Perfect, then you can sign here, Sofia.
- SofíaEstá bien, Daniel, ya lo firmé.Okay, Daniel, I already signed it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
