puerto de acceso vascular
/pweɾto de aɡθeso baskulaɾ/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the term for mediport is puerto de acceso vascular.
A mediport is a small medical device implanted under the skin to provide long-term access to a patient's veins for medication or fluids. In a medical context, you may also hear it referred to as a catéter implantable.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase puerto de acceso vascular is a literal translation of 'vascular access port': puerto means port, acceso means access and vascular means vascular.
How do you pronounce it?
/pweɾto de aɡθeso baskulaɾ/
Did you know?
- The word acceso shares the same Latin root as the English word 'access', but in a general medical context, it can also mean a 'bout' or 'attack' of a disease.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, a doctor might use the English word 'mediport' as a brand-name loanword, though it is not the official medical term.
- The word puerto in this medical phrase shares its roots with the English word 'port', as both stem from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to go forth' or 'to cross'.
Examples in context
- Me van a colocar un dispositivo portacatéter para facilitar el tratamiento de quimioterapia.They are going to place a mediport to facilitate chemotherapy treatment.
- El médico insertó el puerto de acceso vascular.The doctor inserted the vascular access port.
- Necesito limpiar la zona del puerto de acceso vascular.I need to clean the area of the vascular access port.
- El paciente tiene un puerto de acceso vascular.The patient has a vascular access port.
Example conversation
A nurse is checking on a patient in a hospital room.
- MateoSofía, ¿sientes algún dolor en tu puerto de acceso vascular?Sofía, do you feel any pain in your vascular access port?
- SofíaNo, Mateo, no siento nada de dolor.No, Mateo, I don't feel any pain at all.
- MateoQué bueno, voy a revisar la zona ahora.That's good, I'm going to check the area now.
- SofíaGracias, es muy amable de tu parte.Thank you, that is very kind of you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries acceso, de, puerto, vascular, CC BY-SA 4.0.
