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resonancia

resonance

noun rreh-soh-NAHN-syah Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

MRI scan

Usage Note

Resonancia spans physics ('resonance'), music ('resonance, depth of sound'), and medicine — resonancia magnética is the standard Spanish term for an MRI scan, often shortened to just una resonancia in conversation. The figurative sense ('a speech with great resonance') is also common in written Spanish.

Examples

"El médico ordenó una resonancia magnética."

Natural Translation

The doctor ordered an MRI scan.

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