| A | B |
|---|
| la salud | health |
| la edad | the age |
| la niñez | childhood |
| la pubertad | puberty |
| la juventud | youth |
| adolescencia | adolescence |
| la madurez | maturity |
| la vejez | old age |
| el desastre | the disaster |
| atropellar | to knock down; to run over; to sweep aside, run roughshod over (derecho, constitución, estatuto) |
| caer | to fall |
| chocar | to collide, crash (into); to clash (opiniones, personalidades); to run into (obstáculos, dificultades) |
| el cochebombas | the car bomb |
| el corte | the cut (incisión, herida;pelo; ropa) |
| diluvio | the flood |
| epidemia | epidemic |
| el huracán | hurricane |
| matar | to kill |
| la peste | the plague |
| tropezar | to trip, stumble (con los pies); to make a mistake; to bump into (con) (dificultad, obstáculo, árbol) |
| la enfermedad | illness, sickness |
| la gripe | the flu; me está dando la gripe = I'm coming down with the flu |
| neumonía | pneumonia |
| la paperas (sing.) | the mumps |
| el resfriado | a cold |
| rubéola | German measles |
| el sarampión | the measles |
| la SIDA | AIDS |
| varicela | chickenpox |
| viruela | smallpox |
| arriesgarse | to risk; to endanger; to venture (a guess); to stake (money) |
| doler (o-->ue) como gustar | to hurt |
| estar a dieta | to be on a diet |
| contagiar | to infect (con); to pass on/transmit |
| la piel de gallina | goosebumps |
| medicamento | medication |
| aspirina | aspirin |
| droga | drug |
| el jarabe | syrup |
| linimento | liniment |
| la medicina | medicine (the study/practice) |
| atender (a un paciente) (e-->ie) | to see/look after (a patient); to run (negocio/oficina) |
| asistir (a) | to attend |
| la cura | the cure |
| el cura | the priest, el sacerdote |
| ser embarazoso/a | to be awkward, inconvenient |
| estar embarazada | to be pregnant |
| la frente | the forehead |
| el frente | the front (e.g. war, weather) |
| los reflejos | the reflexes (e.g. muscles) |
| el reflejo | the reflection (e.g. mirror) |
| aprovechar | to take advantage (of) |
| brotar | to break out(grano,epidemía) |
| mejorar | to improve |
| quebrar | to bend; to twist; to break/smash |
| Más vale prevenir que curar. | Better safe than sorry. |
| la inyección | the injection, the shot |
| la aguja | the needle |
| agudo/a | sharp (i.e. pointy) |
| novacaína | novacain |
| el/la dentista | the dentist |
| escupir | to spit |
| el escupidor | spittoon, cuspidor |
| saliva | saliva |
| la sangre | the blood |
| las encías | the gums |
| la muela | the molar |
| el diente | the tooth |
| sacar | to take out |
| la fresa | the drill (e.g. dentist's) |
| pulir | to polish |
| la caries (sing.) | tooth decay, caries |
| taladrar | to drill; to pierce (dolor, mirada, ruido) |
| la causa | the cause |
| alergia | the allergy |
| el estilo de vida | the lifestyle |
| el estrés | the stress |
| fumar | to smoke |
| herir | to wound, to hurt |
| el mordisco | the bite (perro, humano) |
| la picadura | the bite (serpiente, mosquito); the sting (abeja); the puncture |
| el peligro | the danger |
| la condición | the condition |
| el cáncer | cancer |
| catarro | the cold |
| la congestión | congestion |
| desmayarse | to faint |
| el dolor | the pain |
| estornudar | to sneeze |
| fallecer | to die (polite) (e.g. to pass away) |
| la fiebre | the fever |
| fractura | the fracture |
| los hipos | the hiccups |
| la incapacidad | the incapacity |
| infarto | heart attack |
| insomnio | insomnia/sleeplessness |
| (el/la) muerto/a | dead (adj./noun) |
| padecer | to suffer (e.g.padece del corazón = to have heart trouble) |
| nauseabundo/a | nauseating, sickening |
| palpitar | to palpitate; to beat, throb (corazón); to quiver (nerviosamente) |
| recurrir | to resort to (violencia); to turn to (persona) |
| romper | to break |
| torcer | to twist |
| el tirón muscular | the pull, tug (músculo,tendón) |
| el remedio | the remedy |
| aliviarse | to ease, aleviate (dolor); to get better (enfermo) |
| consultar | to consult |
| cuidar | to take care of |
| la curación | the treatment; the healing (e.g.la primera curación = first aid) |
| descansar | to relax |
| dormir | to sleep |
| la energía | energy |
| enyesar | to put in a cast |
| la higiene | hygiene |
| el masaje | the massage |
| las muletas | crutches |
| el doctor/la doctora | the doctor (medicina, universidad) |
| el médico/la médica | the doctor (medicina) |
| enfermo/a | ill, sick |
| el/la especialista | the specialist |
| el/la experto/a | the expert |
| herido/a | hurt, wounded |
| el matasanos | the quack (doctor) |
| el/la minusválido/a | disable, handicapped person |
| el/la paciente | the patient |
| el/la pediatra | the pediatrician |
| el/la psicólogo/a | the psychologist |
| el/la psiquiatra | the psychiatrist |
| el/la técnico/a | the technician |
| el/la terapeuta | the therapist |
| la víctima | the victim |
| agitado/a | agitated, upset |
| ansiar | to long to do sth; to be madly in love with s.o. (ansiar por...) |
| asustar | to frighten |
| aterrorizar | to terrorize |
| el llanto | the crying, moaning, lamentation; (Literatura) dirge, funeral lament |
| llorar | to cry |
| lloriqueo | sniveling, whimpering |
| el pánico | the panic |
| preocuparse (de) | to worry (about) |
| quejarse (de) | to complain (about) |
| temblar | to tremble |
| la tensión | tension |
| la terapia | the therapy |
| el abuso | the abuse |
| aconsejar | to give advice |
| ajustarse (a) | to adjust; to fit (clothes); to adapt to a situation/style; to comply with norms/rules |
| el apoyo | the support |
| calmar | to calm (down) |
| los consejos | the advice (gen. pl.) |
| el tranquilizante | tranquilizer |
| el tratamiento | the treatment |
| la violación | rape; violation (principio, contrato, derecho, la ley, territorio) |
| las células | the cells |
| la cicatriz | the scar |
| espinilla | shin; blackhead |
| la glándula | the gland |
| grano | pimple; grain, seed |
| la grasa | the fat |
| las hormonas | the hormones |
| las lesiones | the lesions, wounds; (sports) injury |
| las magulladuras | the bruises |
| nervios | the nerves |
| los nódulos | the nodules |
| los poros | the pores |
| la quemadura | the burn |
| el quiste | the cyst |
| rasguño | the scratch |
| las ronchas | the bruises |
| sebáceo/a | sebaceous |
| la cabeza | the head |
| el relajo | depravity; loud party; fuss; practical joke |
| el sueño | the dream |
| el susto | the fright |
| encabezar | to head, lead, be at the top of (article, list, league, party, revolution, movement, delegation) |
| saludar | to greet; to salute |
| enfermarse | to get sick/ill |
| relajarse | to relax |
| soñar (o-->ue) | to dream |
| cabezón/a | with a big head; terco |
| saludable | healthy |
| enfermo/a | ill,sick |
| relajante | relaxing |
| soñoliente | sleepy, drowsy |
| asustado/a | frightened |
| la cabecera | top (page); heading (article), la cabecera de cartel = the main attraction |
| saludos | greetings |
| el/la enfermero/a | the nurse |
| la relajación | relaxation |
| el/la soñador/a | the dreamer |
| los síndromes | syndromes |
| la cabeza | the head |
| el/la médico/a | doctor |
| la enfermedad | the illness/sickness |
