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La Salud Vocabulary
AP Spanish IV La Salud Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| las edades | ages |
| la niñez (f.) | childhood |
| la pubertad (f.) | puberty |
| la juventud(f.) | youth |
| la adolescencia | adolescence |
| la madurez(f.) | maturity (adulthood) |
| la vejez(f.) | old age |
| los desastres | disasters |
| atropellar | to run over |
| caer | to fall |
| chocar | to crash (to run into) |
| el cochebombas | car bomb |
| el corte | a cut |
| el diluvio | flood |
| la epidemia | epidemic |
| el huracán | hurricane |
| matar | to kill |
| la peste | stench/plague |
| tropezar | to trip |
| las enfermedades | diseases |
| la gripe | flu |
| la neumonía | pneumonia |
| las paperas | mumps |
| resfriado | a cold |
| la rubéola | German measles (rubella) |
| el sarampión | measels |
| el SIDA | AIDS |
| la varicela | chickenpox |
| la viruela | smallpox |
| los medicamentos | drugs |
| la aspirina | aspirin |
| las drogas | drugs |
| el jarabe | cough syrup |
| el linimento | liniment |
| la medicina | medicine |
| las causas | causes |
| la alergia | allergy |
| el estilo de vida | lifestyle |
| fumar | to smoke |
| herir | to wound |
| el mordisco | bite (from an animal) |
| la picadura | a bite (from a bug) |
| el peligro | danger |
| las condiciones | conditions |
| el cáncer | cancer |
| el catarro | cold |
| la congestion | congestion |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| el dolor | pain |
| estornudar | to sneeze |
| fallecer | to die |
| la fiebre | fever |
| la fractura | fracture |
| los hipos | hiccups |
| la incapacidad | disability |
| el infarto | heart attack |
| el insomnio | insomnia |
| muerto/a | dead |
| padecer | to suffer from |
| nauseabundo/a | nauseating |
| palpitar | to throb |
| recurrir | to turn to (consult a doctor) |
| pillar un resfriado | to catch a cold |
| romper | to break |
| torcer | to twist |
| el tirón | a “pull” (muscle) |
| los remedios | remedies |
| aliviarse | to get better |
| consultar | to consult |
| cuidar | to care for |
| la curación | treatment |
| descansar | to rest |
| dormir | to sleep |
| la energía | energy |
| enyesar | to put a cast one |
| la higiene | hygiene |
| el masaje | massage |
| las muletas | crutches |
| yeso | cast |
| el/la dentista | dentist |
| aguda | sharp |
| aguja | needle |
| la novocaína | novocaine |
| escupir | to spit |
| escupidor | spittoon |
| la saliva | saliva |
| la sangre | blood |
| las encías | gums |
| la muela | molar |
| el diente | tooth |
| sacar | to pull out |
| la fresa | dentist’s drill |
| caries | cavities |
| taladrar | to drill |
| pulir | to polish |
| las personas | people |
| el/la doctor/a | doctor |
| el/la enfermo/a | patient |
| el/la especialista | specialist |
| el/la experto/a | expert |
| el herido | injured |
| el/la matasanos | a bad doctor |
| el/la médico/a | doctor |
| el/la minusválido/a | disabled, handicapped |
| el/la paciente | patient |
| el/la pediatra | pediatrician |
| el/la psicólogo/a | psychologist |
| el/la psiquiatra | psychiatrist |
| el/la técnico/a | technician |
| el/la terapeuta | therapist |
| la víctima | victim |
| el estrés | stress |
| agitado/a | agitated |
| ansiar | to long for |
| asustar | to scare |
| aterrorizar | to terrorize |
| el llanto | a crying |
| llorar | to cry |
| el lloriqueo | the whining |
| el pánico | panic |
| preocuparse | to worry |
| quejarse | to complain |
| temblar | to tremble |
| la tensión | blood pressure |
| presión | pressure |
| la terapia | therapy |
| el abuso | abuse |
| aconsejar | to advise |
| ajustarse | to adjust |
| el apoyo | to support |
| calmar | to calm |
| el consejo | advice |
| el tranquilizante | tranquilizing |
| el tratamiento | treatment |
| la violación | rape |
| dermatología | dermatology |
| las células | cells |
| la cicatriz | scar |
| la espinilla | shin, pimple |
| la glándula | gland |
| el grano | pimple |
| la grasa | grease |
| la hormona | hormone |
| la lesion | injury |
| la magulladura | bruise |
| moretón | bruise |
| el nervio | nerve |
| el nódulo | nodule |
| el poro | pore |
| la quemadura | burn |
| el quiste | cyst |
| el rasguño | scratch |
| la roncha | swelling |
| sebeáceo/a | sebaceous |
| aprovechar | to make the most of |
| brotar | to sprout (to break out) |
| quebrar | to break |
| cabeza | head |
| encabezar | to lead |
| cabezón | big headed |
| cabecera | headboard |
| salud | health |
| saludar | to greet |
| saludable | healthy |
| saludos | greetings |
| enfermedad | sickness |
| enfermarse | to get sick |
| enfermo/a | sick |
| enfermero/a | nurse |
| el sueño | a dream |
| sonar | to dream |
| soñoliento/a | drowsy |
| soñador/a | dreamer |
| susto | a scare |
| asustar | to scare |
| asustado/a | scared |
| relajarse | to relax |
| relajante | relaxing |
| relajación | relaxation |