Appointments, symptoms, medicines
A1
allergic
¿Eres alérgico a algún medicamento?
Are you allergic to any medication?
ambulance
Llamen a una ambulancia.
Call an ambulance.
blood test
Me hicieron un análisis de sangre.
They did a blood test on me.
appointment
Tengo cita con el médico.
I have a doctor's appointment.
consultation
Hay mucha gente en la consulta.
There are many people at the doctor’s office.
contagious
La gripe es muy contagiosa.
The flu is very contagious.
to heal
Esta crema cura rápido.
This cream heals fast.
to faint
Se desmayó por el calor.
He fainted from the heat.
to hurt
Me duelen los ojos de leer tanto.
My eyes hurt from reading so much.
pain
Siento dolor en la espalda.
I feel pain in my back.
nurse
La enfermera me puso una inyección.
The nurse gave me an injection.
ill / sick
Hoy mi hijo está enfermo.
My son is sick today.
to sneeze
No paro de estornudar.
I can't stop sneezing.
pharmacy
La farmacia abre a las nueve.
The pharmacy opens at nine.
serious
No es nada grave, descansa.
It's nothing serious, rest.
El hospital está cerca.
The hospital is nearby.
injection
Me pusieron una inyección.
They gave me an injection.
syrup
Toma este jarabe para la tos.
Take this syrup for the cough.
mild (slight)
Es una lesión leve.
It's a minor injury.
doctor
Necesito ver al médico.
I need to see the doctor.
operation
La operación duró dos horas.
The operation lasted two hours.
pill
Toma una pastilla cada ocho horas.
Take one pill every eight hours.
to bleed
La herida ya no sangra.
The wound is no longer bleeding.
healthy
Una dieta sana.
A healthy diet.
symptom
¿Qué síntomas tiene?
What symptoms do you have?
to have a fever
Mi hija tiene fiebre alta.
My daughter has a high fever.
arterial tension
Tengo la tensión arterial alta.
I have high blood pressure.
to cough
El niño tose mucho por la noche.
The child coughs a lot at night.
bandage
Le pusieron una venda en el brazo.
They put a bandage on his arm.
to vomit
El niño ha vomitado dos veces.
The child has thrown up twice.
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acute
Sintió un dolor agudo en el pecho.
He felt a sharp pain in his chest.
cardiologist
El cardiólogo me revisó el corazón.
The cardiologist checked my heart.
surgeon
El cirujano operó al paciente.
The surgeon operated on the patient.
cold (congested)
Estoy constipado desde el lunes.
I've had a cold since Monday.
chronic
Sufre un dolor crónico de espalda.
He suffers from chronic back pain.
dentist
Voy al dentista cada seis meses.
I go to the dentist every six months.
dermatologist
Voy al dermatólogo por un grano.
I'm going to the dermatologist about a pimple.
dose
No superes la dosis recomendada.
Don't exceed the recommended dose.
ultrasound
Me hicieron una ecografía abdominal.
They did an abdominal ultrasound on me.
illness
La enfermedad se cura con reposo.
The illness is cured with rest.
specialist
Me derivan a un especialista.
I'm being referred to a specialist.
fever
Tengo fiebre alta.
I have a high fever.
gynaecologist
El ginecólogo atiende los martes.
The gynecologist sees patients on Tuesdays.
hospitalised
Sigue hospitalizado tras la operación.
He's still hospitalized after the operation.
infected
La herida está infectada.
The wound is infected.
inflamed
Tengo el ojo inflamado.
My eye is inflamed.
to deposit
Ingreso el cheque en la cuenta.
I'm depositing the cheque.
immune
Es inmune al virus después de la vacuna.
He's immune to the virus after the vaccine.
to operate
La operan mañana.
She's being operated on tomorrow.
paediatrician
Llevo al niño al pediatra.
I take the child to the pediatrician.
to make an appointment
¿Puedo pedir cita para el lunes?
Can I make an appointment for Monday?
psychologist
Voy al psicólogo una vez al mes.
I go to the psychologist once a month.
X-ray
La radiografía mostró una fractura.
The X-ray showed a fracture.
recipe / prescription
Este antibiótico solo se vende con receta.
This antibiotic is only sold with a prescription.
to prescribe (medicine)
El médico me recetó antibióticos.
The doctor prescribed me antibiotics.
recovered
Ya estoy recuperado de la operación.
I've already recovered from the operation.
cold (illness)
Tengo un resfriado común, nada grave.
I have a common cold, nothing serious.
health insurance
Pago un seguro médico privado.
I pay for private health insurance.
health card
Trae la tarjeta sanitaria a la cita.
Bring your health card to the appointment.
temperature
La temperatura es muy alta hoy.
The temperature is very high today.
emergency room
Si te encuentras muy mal, vamos a urgencias.
If you feel very bad, let's go to the emergency room.
vaccinated
Estoy vacunado contra la gripe.
I'm vaccinated against the flu.
to vaccinate
Hay que vacunar a los niños.
Children need to be vaccinated.
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medical discharge
Mañana ya me dan el alta.
Tomorrow they're already discharging me.
anaesthesia
La anestesia local duró dos horas.
The local anesthesia lasted two hours.
to anaesthetise
Antes me anestesiaron la zona.
First they numbed the area.
antibiotic
Tomo antibiótico cada ocho horas.
I take the antibiotic every eight hours.
anti-inflammatory
Me recetaron un antiinflamatorio.
They prescribed me an anti-inflammatory.
medical leave
El médico me dio la baja médica por una semana.
The doctor gave me a week of sick leave.
benign
Por suerte el tumor es benigno.
Luckily the tumor is benign.
biopsy
Me hicieron una biopsia ayer.
They did a biopsy on me yesterday.
surgery
La cirugía salió bien.
The surgery went well.
intensive care
Lo trasladaron a cuidados intensivos.
They moved him to intensive care.
Por suerte, es una enfermedad curable.
Luckily, it's a curable disease.
degenerative
Sufre una enfermedad degenerativa.
He suffers from a degenerative disease.
to refer
El médico me derivó al especialista.
The doctor referred me to the specialist.
to diagnose
Le diagnosticaron diabetes el año pasado.
He was diagnosed with diabetes last year.
diagnosis
El diagnóstico fue claro.
The diagnosis was clear.
organ donation
La donación de órganos salva vidas.
Organ donation saves lives.
side effect
El medicamento tiene efectos secundarios.
The medication has side effects.
medical history
Pidió mi historial médico al hospital.
He requested my medical records from the hospital.
Los médicos la consideran incurable.
Doctors consider it incurable.
deposit (pay-in)
Hice un ingreso en mi cuenta.
I made a deposit into my account.
to intervene
Lo intervinieron de urgencia.
They operated on him as an emergency.
invasive
Es una técnica poco invasiva.
It's a minimally invasive technique.
malignant
Detectaron un tumor maligno a tiempo.
They detected a malignant tumor in time.
non-invasive
Prefiero un método no invasivo.
I prefer a non-invasive method.
palliative
Le aplican cuidados paliativos.
They're giving him palliative care.
preventive
Hago controles preventivos cada año.
I have preventive check-ups every year.
diagnostic test
Me hicieron varias pruebas diagnósticas.
They did several diagnostic tests on me.
chemotherapy
Recibe quimioterapia cada tres semanas.
He receives chemotherapy every three weeks.
operating room
Lo llevan al quirófano.
They're taking him to the operating room.
radiotherapy
La radioterapia duró seis semanas.
The radiotherapy lasted six weeks.
to refurbish
Rehabilitan el edificio histórico.
They're restoring the historic building.
antibiotic-resistant
Es una bacteria resistente a antibióticos.
It's an antibiotic-resistant bacterium.
MRI
Tengo cita para una resonancia magnética.
I have an appointment for an MRI.
stitches
Me quitan la sutura el lunes.
They remove the stitches on Monday.
to suture
Le suturaron la herida en urgencias.
They stitched up his wound in the ER.
therapy
Hago terapia psicológica desde hace meses.
I've been in psychological therapy for months.
transplant
Está en lista de espera para un trasplante.
He's on the waiting list for a transplant.
treatment
Empiezo el tratamiento la semana que viene.
I start the treatment next week.
to treat
Tratan la enfermedad con medicamentos.
They treat the disease with medication.
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asymptomatic
El paciente está asintomático.
The patient is asymptomatic.
outbreak
Hubo un brote de gripe.
There was a flu outbreak.
check-up (medical)
Se hizo un chequeo completo.
He had a full check-up.
contagion
Evita el contagio lavándote las manos.
Avoid infection by washing your hands.
epidemic
La epidemia se extendió rápido.
The epidemic spread fast.
pandemic
La pandemia cambió nuestra forma de trabajar.
The pandemic changed the way we work.
postoperative
El postoperatorio fue tranquilo.
The post-operative period was calm.
prescription
Sigue la prescripción del médico.
Follow the doctor's prescription.
surgical
Necesita una intervención quirúrgica.
He needs surgery.
to relapse
El paciente recayó a los meses.
The patient relapsed months later.
relapse
Sufrió una recaída tras el alta.
He suffered a relapse after being discharged.
rehabilitation
La rehabilitación dura meses.
Rehabilitation takes months.
rest
El médico le recomendó reposo.
The doctor recommended rest.
check-up / inspection
Tiene una revisión anual.
He has an annual check-up.
after-effect
La enfermedad le dejó secuelas.
The illness left him with after-effects.
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to aggravate
El frío puede agravar los síntomas.
Cold can aggravate the symptoms.
informed consent
Firmé el consentimiento informado antes del estudio.
I signed the informed consent before the study.
to contraindicate
Esta medicina está contraindicada en el embarazo.
This medicine is contraindicated in pregnancy.
differential diagnosis
El médico hizo un diagnóstico diferencial.
The doctor made a differential diagnosis.
clinical trial
Participo en un ensayo clínico.
I'm taking part in a clinical trial.
personalised medicine
La medicina personalizada está avanzando rápido.
Personalized medicine is advancing fast.
oncological
Está en tratamiento oncológico.
She's undergoing cancer treatment.
to alleviate
El tratamiento palia los síntomas.
The treatment alleviates the symptoms.
El grupo control recibió un placebo.
The control group received a placebo.
to prescribe
Prescribió reposo absoluto.
He prescribed complete rest.
systemic
El lupus afecta al organismo de forma sistémica.
Lupus affects the body systemically.
telemedicine
La telemedicina facilita el acceso rural.
Telemedicine makes rural access easier.
Está en fase terminal.
He's in the terminal phase.
triage
En urgencias, el triaje determina quién pasa primero.
In the ER, triage determines who goes first.
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scrupulous
La clínica mantiene una higiene escrupulosa.
The clinic maintains scrupulous hygiene.
guarded prognosis
El paciente tiene pronóstico reservado.
The patient has a guarded prognosis.
Frequently asked
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