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terminos medicos
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Escupir | to spit |
| Exhalar | to exhale |
| Expectorar | to cough up |
| Inhalar | to inhale |
| Respirar | to breathe |
| Roncar | to snore |
| Toser | to cough |
| Aliviar | to relieve (the pain) |
| Bombear | to pump (the blood) |
| Doler/Hacer daño | to hurt |
| Emperorar | to get worse (the pain) |
| Irradiar | to radiate (the pain) |
| Latir | to pound/to race (the heart) |
| Recetar | to prescribe (medication) |
| Senalar/Indicar (el dolor) | to point to (the pain) |
| Tomar signos vitales (presión arterial, pulso, temperatura) | to check vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature) |
| Agudo | sharp |
| Constante | constant |
| Intermitente | intermittent |
| Lacerante/Punzante | stabbing/piercing |
| Leve | mild |
| Opresivo | oppressive |
| Sordo | dull |
| Antes de cada comida | before each meal |
| Cada cuatro horas | every hour hours |
| Con las comidas | with meals |
| En ayunas | on an empty stomach |
| Entre comidas | between meals |
| Parches | patches |
| Por vía intravenosa o “por vena" | intravenous use |
| Uso tópico | topical use |
| Vía inhalatoria | by inflation |
| Via oral o "por boca" | by mouth |
| Via rectal | by rectum |
| Aumentar/Perder peso | to gain/to lose weight |
| Estar irritable | to be irritable |
| Fatigarse | to become fatigued |
| Miccionar/Orinar | to urinate |
| Tener contracciones musculares | to have muscle contractions |
| Tener fiebre | to have a fever |
| Tener morados | to have bruises |
| Sangrar | to bleed |
| Ver borrroso | to see blurry/ to have blurred vision |
| Ver doble | double vision |
| Ver manchas negras | to see dark spots |
| Zumbar los oídos | to ring (the ears) |
| Adormecer (las extremidades) | to go numb/ to fall asleep |
| Apretar | to squeeze |
| Caminar de puntillas | to walk on your tiptoes |
| Doblar/Flexionar (brazos, piernas) | to bend (arms,legs) |
| Doler la cabeza | to have a headache |
| Estar agitado | to be agitated |
| Jalar/Estirar hacia si | to pull |
| Levantar las cejas | to raise your eyebrows |
| Soltar | to release |
| Tener cambios bruscos de humor y de personalidad drásticos | to have sudden mood swings and drastic changes in personality |
| Tener convulsiones | to have convolutions |
| Tener delirios | to have delusions |
| Tener demencia | to have dementia |
| Tener temblores | to have tremors |
| Tener vértigo | to have vertigo |
| Tener vómitos "a chorro" o en escopetazo | to have projectile vomit |
| Bajar el periodo/ la regla/la menstruación | to start your period |
| Notar cambios (en los pechos, en el periodo) | to notice changes (breasts, period) |
| Tener bultos en los pechos) | to have lumps (in the breasts) |
| Tener hoyuelos (en los pezones) | to have dimpled nipples |
| Tener llagas genitales | to have genital sores |
| Tener secreciones vaginales | to have vaginal secretions |
| la culebrilla | herpes zoster |
| La difteria | diphtheria |
| La hepatitis | hepatitis |
| Las paperas | mumps |
| La varicella | chickenpox |
| La tos ferina | whooping cough |
| La rabia | rabies |
| El sarampión | measles |
| El papilomavirus humano | Human Papillomavirus (HPV) |
| Hacer deposiciones/Evacuar | to pass stool, to have a bowl movement |
| Tener dolor | to have pain |
| Tener gases | to pass gas |
| Vomitar | to vomit |