Blood pressure in Spanish
Blood pressure in Spanish is presión arterial (preh-SYOHN ahr-teh-RYAHL), or tensión arterial. It's feminine: la presión arterial.
- Spanish
- la presión arterial
- Say it
- lah preh-SYOHN ahr-teh-RYAHL
- Gender
- Feminine: la presión arterial
- Also said
- la tensión arterial
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Spanish words for tests and measurements
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- el análisis de sangreblood test · el ah-NAH-lee-sees deh SAHN-greh
- la radiografíaX-ray · lah rrah-dyoh-grah-FEE-ah
- la ecografíaultrasound scan · lah eh-koh-grah-FEE-ah
- la muestrasample (medical) · lah MWEHS-trah
- los resultadostest results · lohs rreh-sool-TAH-dohs
- el pulsopulse · el POOL-soh
- la temperaturatemperature · lah tehm-peh-rah-TOO-rah
- el termómetrothermometer · el tehr-MOH-meh-troh
Questions about presión arterial
How do you say blood pressure in Spanish?
Blood pressure in Spanish is la presión arterial. You can also say la tensión arterial.
How do you pronounce presión arterial?
Say it preh-SYOHN ahr-teh-RYAHL. The syllables in capitals are stressed: SYOHN and RYAHL. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is presión arterial masculine or feminine in Spanish?
presión arterial is feminine, so it takes la: la presión arterial.
What does presión arterial mean in English?
In English, la presión arterial means blood pressure.
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