ocluido
/oklwido/from spelling rules
ocluido is the Spanish word for occluded.
The term ocluido is primarily used in medical or technical contexts to describe a blocked passage or vessel.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, so use the feminine form ocluida for feminine nouns like arteria.
How do you pronounce it?
/oklwido/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word oclusión can also refer to a specific dental condition where teeth do not meet correctly, rather than just a blockage.
- Spanish uses the word taponado to describe a blocked nose, rather than ocluido, because it implies the presence of a 'tapón' or plug.
- While ocluido is used for medical blockages, a Spanish speaker would use the word atascado to describe a blocked sink or a traffic jam.
Examples in context
- El conducto está obstruidoThe duct is occluded
- El sol está obstaculizado por las nubes.The sun is occluded by the clouds.
- Tengo un conducto tapadoI have an occluded duct
- La tubería está atascadaThe pipe is occluded
- El conducto está ocluido.The duct is occluded.
- El vaso sanguíneo aparece ocluido en la radiografía.The blood vessel appears occluded on the X-ray.
Example conversation
A doctor is explaining a medical test result to a patient.
- MateoLucía, el resultado muestra un vaso ocluido.Lucia, the result shows an occluded vessel.
- Lucía¿Eso es muy grave, Mateo?Is that very serious, Mateo?
- MateoNo es grave, pero debemos tratarlo.It is not serious, but we must treat it.
- LucíaEntiendo, gracias por la explicación.I understand, thank you for the explanation.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
