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Tema #2 - ciencia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| la eutanasia | euthanasia; intervention to end the life of a terminally ill patient |
| padecer / sufrir | to suffer or experience pain/illness |
| erradicar | to eradicate or eliminate completely |
| automedicarse | to self-medicate |
| prevenir | to prevent or warn of danger |
| la investigación | research or deep study to discover or expand knowledge |
| inventar | to invent or create something new |
| la genética | genetics; study of genes and inheritance |
| el cuidado | care or attention to health |
| concientizar | to raise awareness about an issue |
| la marginación | marginalization; exclusion or isolation of a group |
| el siniestro | accident or disaster |
| la prescripción / receta médica | medical prescription |
| enfermarse | to get sick |
| sobrevivir | to survive |
| la salubridad | public health; cleanliness or sanitary quality |
| el fallecimiento | death or passing |
| el dolor | pain (physical or emotional) |
| la salud mental | mental health |
| la enfermedad | illness or disease |
| la cura / curar / curarse | cure / to cure / to recover |
| el tratamiento | treatment or medical plan |
| el cuadro clínico | clinical picture; set of symptoms |
| grave / serio | serious or severe |
| el riesgo | risk |
| el virus | virus |
| las vacunas | vaccines |
| los trastornos alimenticios | eating disorders |
| el sobrepeso / la obesidad | overweight / obesity |
| la dieta | diet |
| nutritivo/a | nutritious or healthy |
| el equilibrio | balance or stability |
| adelgazar / rebajar | to lose weight / slim down |
| arruinar | to ruin or damage |
| la depresión | depression; deep and prolonged sadness |
| el ADN | DNA; genetic material |
| el gen / los genes | gene / genes; unit of biological inheritance |
| la célula | cell; smallest unit of an organism |
| las células madre | stem cells |
| el embrión | embryo; early stage of development after fertilization |
| el clon / la clonación | clone / cloning; genetic copy or duplication process |
| la informática | computer science |
| el ciberespacio | cyberspace; digital information space |
| la herramienta | tool (physical or digital) |
| la educación remota / en línea | remote / online education |
| el científico / la científica | scientist |
| el investigador / la investigadora | researcher |
| el invento / innovador / innovaciones | invention / innovator / innovations |
| eficaz | effective; produces the expected result |
| eficiente | efficient; achieves results with few resources |
| emplear / aprovechar | to use / to take advantage of |
| alcanzar (una meta / sueño) | to reach (a goal / dream) |
| los avances | advances or progress |
| los hallazgos | findings or discoveries |
| el experimento | experiment |
| el desarrollo científico/tecnológico | scientific/technological development |
| ético/a | ethical; in accordance with morals |
| la ética médica | medical ethics; moral principles in medicine |
| los desafíos éticos | ethical challenges or moral dilemmas |
| la sustentabilidad / sustentable | sustainability / sustainable |
| en vía de extinción | endangered; going extinct |
| los alimentos transgénicos | genetically modified foods |
| los alimentos procesados | processed foods |
| las enfermedades virales | viral diseases |
| técnicas de relajación | relaxation techniques |
| la esperanza de vida | life expectancy |
| la calidad de vida | quality of life |
| la confianza / confiable | trust / trustworthy |
| la dependencia | dependency or addiction |
| recaudar fondos | to raise funds |
| los recursos | resources |
| autoexposición en las redes | self-exposure on social media |