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Diseases, injuries, signs, symptoms, causes and conditions
A
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Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| aberration | aberración (f) | |
| abnormal; abnormality | anormal; anormalidad (f) | |
| abortion | aborto (m) | |
| abrasion | abrasión (f) | raspón (m) |
| abscess | absceso (m) | |
| acceptable | aceptable (m/f) | |
| accident | accidente (m) | |
| ache | dolor (m) | |
| acid | ácido (m) | |
| acidosis | acidosis (f) | |
| acne | acné (m) | |
| acrophobia | acrofobia (f) | |
| acute | agudo/a | |
| addict | adicto/a | |
| adolescence | adolescencia (f) | |
| adrenalin | adrenalina (f) | |
| agoraphobia | agorafobia (f) | |
| ailment | dolencia (f) | |
| alexia | alexia (f) | |
| alcoholism; alcoholic | alcoholismo (m); alcohólico/a | bolo/a, borracho/a |
| alive | vivo/a | |
| alkalosis | alcalosis (f) | |
| allergy; allergic | alergia (f); alérgico/a | |
| alteration | alteración (f) | |
| ambidextrous | ambidextro/a | |
| ambiopia | ambiopia (f) | |
| ambulatory | ambulatorio /a | |
| amebiasis | amebiasis (f) | |
| amenorrhea | amenorrea (f) | |
| amnesia | amnesia(f) | |
| anaphylactic shock | reacción anafiláctica (f) | |
| amceba | ameba (f) | |
| anemia; anemic | anemia; anémico/a | |
| anomaly | anomalía (f) | |
| aneurysm | aneurisma (m) . | |
| angina | angina (f) | |
| angina pectoris | angina del pecho (f) | |
| anorexia | anorexia (f) | falta de hambre (f) |
| anthrax | ántrax (m) | |
| anuria | anuria (f) | |
| anxiety; anxious | ansiedad, angustia (f); ansioso/a | |
| aortitis | aortitis (f) | |
| appetite | apetito (m) | |
| aphasia | afasia (f) | |
| aphonia | afonía (f) | |
| apoplexy | apoplejía (f) | |
| appendicitis | apendicitis (f) | |
| arteritis | arteritis (f) | |
| arthritis | artritis (f) | |
| arrithmia | arritmia (f) | |
| ascaris | áscaris (f) | lombriz (f) |
| asleep | dormido/a | |
| asphyxia; asphyxiation; asphixiated | asfixia; sofocación (f); asfixiado/a | |
| asthma | asma (m) | |
| asthma bronchial | asma bronquial (m) | |
| astigmatism | astigmatismo (m) | |
| athlete's foot | pie de atleta (m) | |
| atrophy | atrofia (f) | |
| attack | ataque (m) | |
| attitude | actitud (f) | |
| avitaminosis | avitaminosis (f) |
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| bacillus | bacilo (m) | |
| backache | dolor de espalda (m) | |
| bacteria | bacteria (f) | microbio (m) |
| balanced | balanceado /a | |
| bald; baldness | calvo/a; calvicie (f) | |
| barefoot | descalzo/a | |
| bed sore | escara, úlcera (f) | |
| behavior | conducta (f), comportamiento (m) | |
| beliefs | creencias (f) | |
| benign | benigno/a | |
| beriberi | beriberi (m) | |
| bilharziasis | bilharzia (f) | |
| birthmark | lunar (m) | |
| bite | mordida/mordedura (of animal), picadura, piquete (of insect) | |
| Bitot's spots | manchas de Bitot (f) | |
| blackhead | espinilla (f) | |
| bleeding | hemorragia (f) | |
| blind; blindness | ciego/a; ceguera (f) | choco/a |
| blind night | ceguera nocturna (f) | |
| blister | ampolla (f) | |
| blood clot | coágulo (m) | |
| blood poisoning | envenenamiento de la sangre (m) | |
| blood pressure | presión arterial/de la sangre (f) | |
| blood sugar | glicemia (f) | |
| boll | furúnculo (m) | |
| botulism | botulismo (m) | |
| breathing | respiración (f) | |
| broken | roto/a, quebrado/a | |
| bronchial asthma | asma bronquial (m) | |
| bronchitis | bronquitis (f) | |
| bronchopneumonia | bronconeumonía (f) | |
| brucellosis | brucelosis (f) | |
| bruise | contusión (f), morete, moretón (m) | |
| bubble | burbuja (f) | |
| bubonic fever | fiebre bubónica (f) | |
| bump | chichón (a) | |
| bunion | juanete. callo (m) | |
| burn (sensation); (a) burn | ardor (m); quemadura, quemada (f) | |
| bursitis | bursitis (f) | |
| (to) burst | reventar (se) |
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| cadaver | cadáver (m) | |
| calcified; calcification | calcificado/a; calcificación (m) | |
| callus | callo (m) | |
| calm | tranquilo/a, quieto/a | |
| cancer; cancerous | cáncer (a); canceroso/a | |
| capacity | capacidad (f) | |
| carbuncle | carbunclo (m) | |
| carcinomia | carcinoma (m) | |
| carie (dental cavity) | caries (f) | |
| case | caso (m) | |
| cataract | catarata (f) | |
| catarrh | catarro (m) | moquera (f) |
| catatonia; catatonic | catatonia (f); catatónico/a | |
| cause | causa (f) | |
| cavity (dental) | caries(f) | |
| cerebral palsy | parálisis cerebral (f) | |
| characteristic | característico/a | |
| chicken pox | varicela (f) | |
| childbirth | parto (m) | |
| chills | escalofríos (m) | |
| chest cold | catarro, resfrío (m), gripe (f) | |
| cholera | cólera (f) | |
| cholesterol | colesterol (m) | |
| chronic | crónico/a | |
| circulation | circulación (f) | |
| cirrhosis | cirrosis (f) | |
| clarity | claridad (f) | |
| claustrophobia | claustrofobia (f) | |
| cleft lip | labio leporino (m) | |
| cleft palate | paladar hendido (m) | |
| club foot | pie zambo/equino (m) | |
| coagulation | coagulación (f) | |
| cold (flu/chest cold) | gripe (f), catarro, resfrío (m) | |
| cold (sensation) | frío/a | |
| colic | cólico (m) | |
| colitis | colitis (f) | |
| collapse | colapso (m) | |
| coma | coma (f) | |
| comatose | comatoso/a | |
| comfortable | cómodo/a | |
| communicable | transmisible (m/f) | |
| comparable | comparable (m/f) | |
| complaint | queja (f) | |
| complexion | complexión (f) | |
| complication | complicación (f) | |
| concentration | concentración (f) | |
| concussion | concusión (f) | un golpe en la cabeza que lo/la desmayó |
| condition (physical) | condición (física) (f) | |
| congenital | congénito /a | |
| congestion | congestión (f) | |
| conjunctivitis | conjuntivitis, irritación del ojo (f) mal de ojo (m) | |
| conscious | consciente (m/f) | |
| constipated; constipation | estreñido/a; constipación (f), estreñimiento (m) | |
| contagious; contagion | contagioso/a; contagio (m) | |
| contaminated; contamination | contaminado/a; contaminación (f) | |
| contraction | contracción (f) | |
| contraindication | contraindicación (f) | |
| contrary | contrario/a | |
| controllable | controlable (m/f) | |
| contusion | contusión (f) | |
| convalescence; convalescent | convalecencia (f); convaleciente (m/f) | golpe (m) |
| convulsion | convulsión (f) | |
| copious | copioso/a | ataque (m) |
| corn | callo (m) | |
| corpse | cadáver (m) | |
| coronary | coronaria (f) | |
| cough | tos (f) | |
| whooping cough | tos ferina (f) | |
| crab (louse) | ladilla (f) | |
| cramp | calambre (m) | |
| cramp stomach | retortijón (m) | |
| cripple | inválido/a, lisiado/a | |
| criterion | criterio (m) | |
| cross-eyed | bizco/a | |
| croup | crup, garrotillo (m) | |
| crowning | coronando (estar) | |
| crying; cry | (estar) llorando; el llanto (m) | |
| cyanosis; cyanotic | cianosis (f); cianótico/a | |
| cycle | ciclo (m) | azulado/a |
| cyst; cystitis | quiste (m); cistitis (f) | |
| cystic fibrosis | fibrosis quística (f) |
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| damage; damaged | daño (m); dañado/a | |
| dandruff | caspa (f) | |
| danger; dangerous | peligro (m); peligroso/a | |
| dead | muerto (estar) | |
| deadly | mortal, letal (m/f) | |
| death | muerte (f) | |
| deaf; deafness | sordo/a; sordera (f) | |
| "deaf and dumb" | sordomudo/a | |
| deceased | difunto/a, muerto/a | |
| decrepit | decrépito (m) | |
| deep | profundo/a | |
| defecation | defecación (f) | |
| defect; defective | defecto (m); defectuoso/a | |
| defense | defensa (f) | |
| deficient; deficiency | deficiente (m/f); deficiencia (f) | |
| deformity | deformidad (f) | |
| dehydrated; dehydration | deshidratado/a; deshidratación (f) | |
| delicate | delicado/a | |
| delirium | delirio (m) | |
| delirium tremens (DTs) | delirium tremens (m) | |
| delivery (birth) | parto (m) | |
| dementia | demencia, locura (f) | |
| dengue | dengue (m) | |
| deossification | deosificación (f) | |
| depressed; depression | deprimido/a; depresión (f) | |
| dermatitis | dermatitis (f) | |
| dermatoma | dermatoma (m) | |
| dermatosis | dermatosis (f) | |
| deterioration | deterioración (f) | |
| diabetes; diabetic | diabetes (f), diab‚tico/a | |
| diarrhea | diarrea (f) | asientos, chorrillo (m) |
| diet | dieta (f) | |
| difficult; difficulty | difícil (m/f); dificultad (f) | |
| digestion | digestión (f) | |
| diphteria | difteria (f) | |
| dirt; dirty | suciedad (f); suscio/a | shuco/a |
| disabled; disability | incapacitado/a, minusválido/a; incapacidad (f) | |
| disaster | desastre (m) | |
| discharge | secreción (f), flujo (m) | |
| discomfort | malestar (m), incomodidad (f) | |
| disease; diseased | enfermedad (f); enfermo/a | |
| dislocation | dislocación (f) | |
| dismenorrhea | dolor menstrual (m) | |
| disorder | desorden (m) | |
| dizziness; dizzy | mareo (m); mareado/a | bolencia (f) |
| double vision | visión doble (f) | |
| Down's syndrome | mal de Down, mongolismo (m) | |
| drainage | drenaje (m) | |
| dropsy | ahogamiento (m) | |
| drowsiness | somnolencia (f) | |
| drug addict | adicto/a a las drogas | |
| drunk | borracho/a, ebrio/a | bolo/a |
| dumb (mute) | mudo/a | |
| duodenitis | duodenitis (f) | |
| duration | duración (f) | |
| dying (near death) | moribundo/a, agónico/a | |
| dysentery | disentería (f) | |
| dyspepsia | dispepsia (f) | |
| dyspnea | disnea (f) | falta de aire (f) |
| dwarf | enano/a |