discinesia tardía
/disθinesja taɾdia/from spelling rules
Tardive dyskinesia is translated into Spanish as discinesia tardía.
The term discinesia tardía is used to refer to the specific neurological disorder known as tardive dyskinesia.
Meaning: neurological disorder (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation where discinesia means dyskinesia and tardía means tardive or late.
How do you pronounce it?
/disθinesja taɾdia/
Did you know?
- If a patient describes their symptoms, they might use the verb sacudir, meaning 'to shake' or 'to jerk', to describe the physical sensation of the disorder.
- The adjective tardía shares a root with tarde, meaning 'afternoon' or 'late', reflecting the biological nature of the disorder appearing after a delay.
- While the medical term is discinesia tardía, a patient might colloquially describe the condition as having tics, even though 'tics' and 'dyskinesia' are medically distinct phenomena.
Examples in context
- El médico me explicó que mi discinesia tardía puede ser un efecto secundario de la medicación que estoy tomando.The doctor explained to me that my tardive dyskinesia may be a side effect of the medication I am taking.
- La discinesia tardía afecta el movimiento.Tardive dyskinesia affects movement.
- Él sufre de discinesia tardía.He suffers from tardive dyskinesia.
Example conversation
A doctor and a patient are discussing a diagnosis.
- SofíaAlejandro, usted tiene discinesia tardía.Alejandro, you have tardive dyskinesia.
- AlejandroSofía, ¿es esto algo grave?Sofía, is this something serious?
- SofíaNo, pero debemos ajustar su medicación.No, but we must adjust your medication.
- AlejandroEntiendo, 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.
