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Pain Terminology
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aches and Pain | Dolores/Molestia |
| Acute Pain | Dolor Agudo |
| Aggravating Factors | Factores Agravantes |
| Agony | Agonia |
| Alleviating Factors | Factores de alivio |
| Analgesic | Analgesico |
| Anesthesia | Anestesia |
| Angina | Angina |
| Anguish | Angustia |
| Beating | Latido/Paliza |
| Burning | Ardor |
| Changes over time/Variable | Cambia con el transcurso tiempo/Variable |
| Chronic Pain | Dolor Cronico |
| Codeine | Codeina |
| Comes and goes | Va y Viene |
| Conscious Sedation | Sedacion conciente |
| Constant | Constante |
| cramping | Calambre |
| Crushing | Triturante/aplastante |
| Cutting | Cortante |
| Debilitating | Debilitante |
| Decreasing Pain | Dolor Decreciente |
| Distress | Apuros/Angustia/Afliccion |
| Drilling | Perforar |
| Dull | Dolor sordo/debil/leve |
| Exhausting | Agotador |
| Flashing | Intermitente |
| Flickering | Fluctuante/Parpadeante |
| Gnawing | Desgarrador |
| Grief | Afliccion/Pena/Pesar |
| Groan | Gemido/Quejido |
| Grueling | Fuerte y agotador |
| Heavy | Pesado |
| Hot | Caliente |
| Improvement | Mejoria |
| Increasing pain | Aumento de dolor |
| Injure | Lastimar/Lesionar |
| Intense | Intenso |
| Intensity of pain | Intensidad del dolor |
| Itching | Comezon |
| Jumping | Saltante/Fluctuante |
| Killing | Dolor agudo que mata |
| Lacerating | Lacerante |
| Location of pain | Ubicacion del dolor |
| Milder | Mas leve |
| Moan | Gemido |
| Morphine | Morfina |
| Nagging | Persistente |
| Nauseating | Nauseabundo |
| Neuropathy | Neuropatia |
| Numb | Entumecido |
| Onset | Inicios/principios |
| Opiate | Opiacion |
| Pain Management | Control para el dolor |
| Pain Scale | Escala del dolor |
| Pain Threshold | Resistencia al dolor |
| Pain Tolerance Level | Nivel de tolerancia del dolor |
| Pain Trigger | Provoca el dolor |
| Palliative Care | Cuidados Paliativos |
| Penetrating | Penetrante |
| Piercing | Agudo/Perforador |
| Pinching | Pellizco |
| Pins and Needles | Piquetes de agujas/Hormigueo |
| Pounding | Golpeteo |
| Pricking | Punzante/Piquete |
| Pulling | Dolor Tirante |
| Pulsing/Pulsating | Pulsante |
| Punishing | Dolor Torturante |
| Quality of pain | Calidad de dolor |
| Quivering | Estremece/Tiembla |
| Radiating | Irradiante |
| Recurring | Recurrente/dolor periodico |
| Sedation | Sedacion |
| Severity of pain | Severidad del dolor |
| Sharp | Agudo |
| Shooting | Dolor que corre |
| Sickening | Dolor que provoca asco |
| Sore | Llaga |
| Soreness | Adolorido |
| Sorrow | Pesar/Tristeza |
| Splitting | Dolor que me parte |
| Spreading | Extende/Difumina |
| Squeezing | Aprieta |
| Stabbing | Dolor que se encaja |
| Sting | Ardor |
| Stronger | Mas fuerte |
| Suffering | Sufrimiento |
| Tender | Sensible/adolorido |
| Terrifying | Aterrador |
| Throbbing | Palpitante |
| Tighness/Pressure | Presion/Tension |
| Tingling | Estremecimiento |
| Tiring | Agotador/Fatigoso |
| Topical Anesthesia | Anestesia Topica |
| Torment | Tormento |
| Tugging | Tirante |
| Unbearable | Insoportable |
| Uncomfortable | Incomodo |
| Worsening | Empeoramiento |
| Wrenching | Desgarrador |