médula anclada
/medula anklada/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase "tethered cord" is translated as médula anclada.
The term refers to a medical condition where the spinal cord is attached to the surrounding tissues, which prevents it from moving freely. If you wish to refer to the full clinical name for this condition, you can use síndrome de la médula anclada.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of médula (spinal cord or medulla) and anclada (anchored or tethered).
How does it change in a sentence?
Because médula is a feminine noun, the adjective must be the feminine form anclada rather than the masculine anclado.
Did you know?
- The word médula is a learned borrowing from the Latin medulla, which originally referred to the soft part or pith of a plant.
- In English, 'marrow' and 'medulla' are distinct words, but in Spanish, médula serves as the single term for both the spinal cord and the substance inside bones.
- The adjective anclada comes from ancla, meaning 'anchor'. This creates a vivid physical metaphor of the spinal cord being physically weighed down or stuck to a fixed point.
Examples in context
- El paciente tiene la médula anclada.The patient has a tethered cord.
- La radiografía mostró la médula anclada.The X-ray showed a tethered cord.
- Es un caso de médula anclada.It is a case of tethered cord.
Example conversation
A doctor is explaining a diagnosis to a parent.
- JavierSu hijo tiene médula anclada.Your son has tethered cord.
- Lucía¿Qué significa eso exactamente, doctor?What exactly does that mean, doctor?
- JavierLa médula anclada impide el movimiento normal.Tethered cord prevents normal movement.
- LucíaEntiendo, ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?I see, what is the next step?
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries médula, CC BY-SA 4.0.
