tomografía
/tomoɡɾaˈfia/feminine
The English word "tomography" is translated into Spanish as tomografía.
tomografía refers to the process of imaging by sections or sectioning.
Meaning: imaging by sections or sectioning (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the prefix tomo-, which comes from the Greek root for "cut" or "slice" and the suffix -grafía, which refers to a method of recording or writing.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, tomografía is common in both formal and informal contexts. In Colombia, people might use the word "scanner" in informal scenarios.
How do you pronounce it?
/tomoɡɾaˈfia/
Did you know?
- The word tomo is used in Spanish to describe a 'volume' of a multi-part book series, as both concepts treat a larger work as a series of 'slices'.
- In many Spanish-speaking hospitals, the process of getting a tomografía is referred to as hacerse un TAC, which is an acronym for tomografía axial computarizada.
- The term escáner is used as a metonym in Spanish to refer not just to the machine, but also to the resulting medical image.
Examples in context
- MRI significa Imágenes de Resonancia Magnética, mientras que CT significa Tomografía Computada.MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, whereas CT stands for Computed Tomography.This sentence is useful for showing how to use the term tomografía in a comparison between MRI and CT.Tatoeba #6764245 by UsuarioX, translation #433827 by Clavain
- La tomografía computarizada es una técnica médica ampliamente utilizada para obtener imágenes en tres dimensiones de diversos órganos y tejidos del cuerpo.Computed tomography is a widely used medical technique to obtain three-dimensional images of various organs and tissues in the body.
- La tomografía muestra los detalles del órgano.The tomography shows the details of the organ.
- Necesito revisar el informe de la tomografía.I need to review the tomography report.
Example conversation
A doctor and a patient are discussing a medical test in a clinic.
- JavierLa tomografía de su abdomen salió bien.Your abdominal tomography came out well.
- ElenaQué alivio, ¿qué dice la tomografía exactamente?What a relief, what does the tomography say exactly?
- JavierNo hay signos de inflamación en el reporte.There are no signs of inflammation in the report.
- ElenaMuchas gracias por la explicación, doctor.Thank you very much for the explanation, doctor.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tomography” translations and entries tomografía, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
