Spanish:  Endocrino…

Pronunciation: Ayn-doh-kree-noh

Translation: Endocrinologist

Function: Short for

Don’t be confused when you hear Spanish speakers medical talk full of truncated words when referring to specialties, as in ‘endocrino’: short for ‘endocrinólogo’ [endocrinologist]. This apocopes are often used simply to save time or just because the speaker doesn´t really know the final part.

In most of the instances that missing part is ‘-logo’ [-logist], as in ‘cardio’ [for cardiologist], ‘procto’ [for proctologist]. Sometimes the missing part is huge, as in ‘otorrino’, for otorhinolaryngologist!

Example: Endocrino

Translation: Endocrinologist