médico referente
/mediko ɾefeɾente/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'referring physician' is translated into Spanish as médico referente.
A referring physician is a doctor who sends a patient to another specialist for further medical consultation or treatment.
What does it mean word for word?
The term médico referente is composed of médico (physician) and referente (referring/referent).
Which one should you use?
You can use médico remitente or doctor remitente for a formal tone. If you want to specify that the physician is a specialist, you can use especialista remitente. In informal speech, a patient might refer to this person as doctor que me mandó (the doctor who sent me).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the term médico referente is often used. In Spain, you may use médico que me derivó or doctor que me derivó.
How does it change in a sentence?
If the physician is female, use médica referente. To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix '-s', resulting in médicos referentes.
Did you know?
- The term remitente can also be used for the sender of a letter or a package, not just a doctor referring a patient.
- While 'referente' describes the physician, the English word 'refer' often implies a recommendation, whereas the Spanish verb 'referir' is more commonly used to mean 'to recount' or 'to tell a story'.
- The word médico shares an ancient root with the English word 'measure', as both stem from the idea of 'taking care' or 'arranging' things correctly through proportion.
Examples in context
- El médico remitente recomendó una consulta con un especialistaThe referring physician recommended a consultation with a specialist
- Acabo de visitar al médico remitente y me recomendó hacerme una serie de exámenes de rutina.I just visited the referring physician, and he recommended me to do a series of routine tests.
- Necesito los datos de su médico referente.I need the details of your referring physician.
- El médico referente debe firmar la orden.The referring physician must sign the order.
- Hable con su médico referente antes de la cita.Talk to your referring physician before the appointment.
Example conversation
Sofía is asking Mateo about his medical paperwork at the clinic.
- Sofía¿Quién es su médico referente, Mateo?Who is your referring physician, Mateo?
- MateoEs el doctor García, mi médico de cabecera.It is Doctor García, my primary care doctor.
- SofíaPerfecto, necesito contactar a su médico referente.Perfect, I need to contact your referring physician.
- MateoLe enviaré su información ahora mismo.I will send you his information right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries médico, referente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
