hematuria microscópica
/ematuɾja mikɾoskopika/from spelling rules
Microscopic hematuria in Spanish is hematuria microscópica.
This phrase refers to the presence of red blood cells in the urine that can only be seen under a microscope.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a direct cognate of the English term. hematuria refers to blood in the urine and microscópica means microscopic.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective microscópica must agree in gender with the feminine noun hematuria.
How do you pronounce it?
/ematuɾja mikɾoskopika/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, medical professionals use the phrase sangre en la orina when explaining the condition to patients to avoid the intimidating technicality of hematuria microscópica.
- While hematuria microscópica is a formal term, Spanish doctors may use the phrase sedimento urinario to refer to the microscopic particles, including red blood cells, found in the sample.
- The suffix -uria in hematuria comes from the Greek word for urine, a common way medical terms are built in both Spanish and English.
Examples in context
- El informe médico confirma la presencia de sangre en la orina a nivel microscópico.The medical report confirms the presence of blood in the urine at a microscopic level.
- Me hicieron algunos análisis y encontraron pequeñas cantidades de sangre en la orina.They did some tests on me and found small amounts of blood in the urine.
- El análisis mostró hematuria microscópica.The analysis showed microscopic hematuria.
- La hematuria microscópica puede ser asintomática.Microscopic hematuria can be asymptomatic.
- Debemos investigar la causa de la hematuria microscópica.We must investigate the cause of the microscopic hematuria.
Example conversation
A doctor explains test results to a patient in a clinic.
- AlejandroSus resultados indican hematuria microscópica, Lucía.Your results indicate microscopic hematuria, Lucía.
- Lucía¿Es algo grave, doctor?Is it something serious, doctor?
- AlejandroNo se preocupe, pero hay que hacer más pruebas.Don't worry, but we need to do more tests.
- LucíaEstá bien, entiendo perfectamente.Okay, I understand perfectly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hematuria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
