informe patológico
/infoɾme patoloxiko/from spelling rules
The English phrase pathology report is translated into Spanish as informe patológico.
A pathology report is a medical document that describes the findings from the examination of a tissue sample or organ.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of informe (report) and patológico (pathological).
Which one should you use?
In clinical settings, patients or doctors might more commonly refer to the resultado de patología (pathology result) rather than the formal informe patológico.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the term Informe de Anatomía Patológica may be used to emphasize the anatomical aspect.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form is informes patológicos.
Did you know?
- The word informe is a 'homonym' with two different origins. One comes from the verb 'to inform' and the other comes from the Latin word īnformis, meaning 'without shape' or 'shapeless'.
- In a medical context, a doctor might ask for the patología when they actually mean the pathology report, the pathology department or the study itself.
Examples in context
- El médico revisó cuidadosamente el informe de patología.The doctor carefully reviewed the pathology report.
- El médico me entregó el informe de patología.The doctor handed me the pathology report.
- El médico ya tiene el informe patológico.The doctor already has the pathology report.
- Necesito una copia de su informe patológico.I need a copy of your pathology report.
- El informe patológico llegó esta mañana.The pathology report arrived this morning.
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are talking at a hospital waiting room.
- Sofía¿Ya te entregaron el informe patológico, Alejandro?Did they give you the pathology report yet, Alejandro?
- AlejandroNo, todavía estoy esperando los resultados.No, I am still waiting for the results.
- SofíaEspero que todo salga bien en tu informe.I hope everything turns out well in your report.
- AlejandroGracias, Sofía, lo aprecio mucho.Thanks, Sofía, I appreciate it a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries informe, patológico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
