dolor referido
/doloɾ ɾefeɾido/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'referred pain' is translated into Spanish as dolor referido.
The term refers to the sensation of pain felt in a part of the body other than the actual location of the injury or illness.
How do you pronounce it?
/doloɾ ɾefeɾido/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the verb doler behaves like gustar, meaning the body part is the subject and the person is the object. Instead of saying 'I feel pain', a speaker says me duele el brazo, which literally translates to 'the arm hurts me'.
- While dolor referido is the clinical term, Spanish speakers often use the verb correr to describe pain moving through the body. A patient might say el dolor me corre por el brazo, using a word that usually means 'to run'.
- Outside of a hospital, the word referido is commonly used in legal and administrative documents to mean 'aforementioned'. This can lead to confusion if the word is used in a general context rather than a medical one.
Examples in context
- El paciente experimenta dolor referido en el hombro derecho.The patient experiences referred pain in the right shoulder.
- El dolor referido es común en problemas cardíacos.Referred pain is common in heart problems.
- Siento un dolor referido en el brazo izquierdo.I feel a referred pain in my left arm.
- El médico explicó qué es el dolor referido.The doctor explained what referred pain is.
Example conversation
Mateo is talking to Sofía about a medical symptom.
- Mateo¿Por qué me duele tanto el hombro, Sofía?Why does my shoulder hurt so much, Sofía?
- SofíaPodría ser un caso de dolor referido.It could be a case of referred pain.
- Mateo¿Entonces el problema no está en el hombro?So the problem is not in the shoulder?
- SofíaExacto, el origen es otro lugar.Exactly, the origin is somewhere else.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
