A médica perguntou pelos sintomas e passou uma receita médica.

The doctor (female) asked about the symptoms and issued a prescription.

Breakdown of A médica perguntou pelos sintomas e passou uma receita médica.

• e: and
• uma: a
• a médica: the doctor
• perguntar por: to ask about

Questions & Answers about A médica perguntou pelos sintomas e passou uma receita médica.

Why is there an article before médica, and does médica mark gender?

European Portuguese uses definite articles more broadly than English. A médica means "the (specific) doctor," and it also marks feminine gender: médica = female doctor. Without an article (Médica perguntou...) sounds like a headline. For an unspecified doctor, use uma médica. The masculine is o médico (male doctor); Portuguese often uses the masculine for generic references, though inclusive forms like o/a médico/a also occur in writing.

Can I say a doutora instead of a médica?

Yes. In Portugal it’s common to refer to doctors by the title o/a doutor(a) in address or casual reference: A doutora perguntou... It’s a title; médica is the profession. Both are fine; médica is neutral and precise.

Why is it perguntou pelos sintomas and not perguntou os sintomas?

Because perguntar takes a preposition for the topic. You ask someone (perguntar a [alguém]) and ask about something (perguntar por/sobre [algo]). So you say perguntar pelos/sobre os sintomas, not a bare direct object like perguntar os sintomas.

What exactly is pelos?