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mejoría

improvement

noun meh-hoh-REE-ah Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

recovery

Usage Note

Mejoría specifically describes an improvement in health or condition, often partial or ongoing: el paciente experimenta una mejoría ('the patient is showing improvement'). It is a more affective synonym of mejora; the latter is preferred in technical/economic contexts (mejoras en la productividad), while mejoría is favoured in medical and personal contexts.

Examples

"El médico notó una mejoría en el paciente."

Natural Translation

The doctor noticed an improvement in the patient.

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