chequeo médico
/t͡ʃekeo mediko/from spelling rules
The English phrase "medical screening" can be translated into Spanish as chequeo médico.
The term chequeo médico is used to describe a routine health check-up or a general health examination intended to detect potential medical problems in a person. It is a common expression used in both clinical environments and everyday conversation.
What does it mean word for word?
The word chequeo is a loanword adaptation from the English word "check", used here to mean a check-up or verification.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Chequeo médico is the common way to refer to a screening. If you need to use a more formal term, you can use examen médico.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃekeo mediko/
Did you know?
- In Spain, a 'screening' or check-up is often referred to as a revision, a term more closely related to 'revision' or 'overhaul' than a medical exam.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you ask for a chequeo, people might also think of a 'check' in the financial sense, as the word cheque is the standard term for a bank check.
- Depending on the region, a person might ask for a chequeo when they actually mean a reconocimiento médico, which is specifically required for employment contracts in many Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples in context
- Necesito hacer un examen médico.I need to do a medical screening.
- Hola, estoy interesado en programar un examen médico para verificar mi estado de salud general.Hi, I'm interested in scheduling a medical screening to check my overall health.
- La empresa proporciona un chequeo médico gratuito a todos los empleados cada año.The company provides a free medical screening to all employees every year.
- Es importante hacerse una revisión médica regularmente para mantenerse saludable.It's important to have a routine medical screening to maintain good health.
- Es importante hacerse un chequeo médico cada año.It is important to have a medical screening every year.
- El doctor me recomendó un chequeo médico completo.The doctor recommended a complete medical screening to me.
- Necesito programar mi chequeo médico para la próxima semana.I need to schedule my medical screening for next week.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are talking about health at a cafe.
- María¿Cuándo fue tu último chequeo médico, Mateo?When was your last medical screening, Mateo?
- MateoFue hace seis meses, todo salió muy bien.It was six months ago, everything went very well.
- MaríaQué bueno, yo también tengo un chequeo médico mañana.That's good, I also have a medical screening tomorrow.
- MateoEs una excelente idea para cuidar tu salud.It is an excellent idea to take care of your health.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
