Bone Marrow Transplant in Spanish

What it means

A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that replaces a person's faulty bone marrow stem cells. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside some bones, such as the hip and thigh bones. It contains immature cells, called stem cells, that can develop into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Doctors use these transplants to treat people with certain diseases, such as leukemia, severe blood diseases, multiple myeloma, and certain immune deficiency diseases. Before a transplant, a person gets high doses of chemotherapy and possibly radiation. The stem cells may be the person's own, donated in advance and saved, or may come from a donor who is a family member or an unrelated person. Bone marrow transplantation has serious risks, and some complications can be life-threatening.

Bone Marrow Transplant in Spanish

Spanish term: Trasplante de médula ósea
Gender and article: masculine: el trasplante de médula ósea
Pronunciation: trahs-PLAHN-teh deh MEH-doo-lah OH-seh-ah

Other Spanish terms	Where it is used	Note
trasplante de células madre	General	Listed by MedlinePlus en español among the alternative names for the same procedure; literally "stem cell transplant."
trasplante de células madre hematopoyéticas	General	Longer technical name, also in the MedlinePlus en español list of alternative names.
autotrasplante / alotrasplante de médula ósea	General	Names MedlinePlus en español gives to two kinds of transplant: with stem cells taken from the patient (auto, "propio") or from another person called the donor (alo, "ajeno").
minitrasplante	General	Name MedlinePlus en español gives to a transplant done after reduced-intensity treatment.
medula ósea (without the accent mark)	General	The Diccionario panhispánico de dudas gives both médula and medula for the substance inside the bones and calls médula the majority, preferable form today.

Trasplante de médula ósea is the name MedlinePlus en español uses for this procedure. The Real Academia Española dictionary records trasplante as a masculine noun, so the phrase takes el and un: el trasplante, un trasplante de médula ósea. For the word médula, the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas gives two forms, médula and medula, and says the form with the accent mark is the majority one today and therefore preferable.

MedlinePlus en español lists trasplante de células madre as another name for the same procedure, so both wordings refer to it. Words it uses alongside the term are células madre (stem cells), donante (donor), quimioterapia (chemotherapy), radiación (radiation) and sistema inmunitario (immune system). It describes a donor who is a good match as a donante compatible.

Phrases for an appointment

What a patient or a clinician might say, in English and Spanish:

Who	English	Spanish
Clinician	We are recommending a bone marrow transplant, which is also called a stem cell transplant.	Le recomendamos un trasplante de médula ósea, que también se llama trasplante de células madre.
Patient	Will the stem cells be my own, or will they come from a donor?	¿Las células madre serán mías o vendrán de un donante?
Clinician	Do you have any brothers or sisters? We would like to test whether one of them is a match.	¿Tiene hermanos o hermanas? Nos gustaría hacerles pruebas para saber si alguno es compatible.
Patient	How long will I have to stay in the hospital after the transplant?	¿Cuánto tiempo tendré que quedarme en el hospital después del trasplante?
Clinician	Before the transplant you will receive chemotherapy, and possibly radiation.	Antes del trasplante usted recibirá quimioterapia y posiblemente radiación.
Patient	I need an interpreter to go over the consent form with me before I sign it.	Necesito un intérprete que revise conmigo el formulario de consentimiento antes de firmarlo.
Patient	I had a bone marrow transplant three months ago, and today I have a fever.	Me hicieron un trasplante de médula ósea hace tres meses y hoy tengo fiebre.
Clinician	If you have trouble breathing, chest pain, or heavy bleeding, call 911 right away; emergency signs need urgent care.	Si tiene dificultad para respirar, dolor de pecho o un sangrado abundante, llame al 911 de inmediato; las señales de emergencia necesitan atención urgente.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Bone Marrow Transplant
Spanish (Español)	Trasplante de médula ósea
Chinese (中文)	骨髓移植
Korean (한국어)	골수 이식
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)	Ghép tủy xương
Filipino (Tagalog)	Bone marrow transplant
Portuguese (Português)	Transplante de medula óssea
Thai (ภาษาไทย)	การปลูกถ่ายไขกระดูก
Japanese (日本語)	骨髄移植

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Related terms

Your right to an interpreter in the United States

If English is not your primary language and you have difficulty communicating in English, you may need an interpreter or a translated document when you visit a doctor or dentist, go to the emergency room or pick up a prescription. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights states that two federal laws, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, require programs that receive its funding to provide language access services free of charge.

You can ask when you make the appointment or at the front desk: "I need an interpreter, please." «Necesito un intérprete, por favor.»

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All terms in this area: Blood and immune system — Sangre y sistema inmunitario

Sources

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