Medical Terms, Body Parts & Healthcare Roles: English-Spanish Reference

Medical Vocabulary: English-Spanish Reference

Scrapes (rasguño), bruise (hematoma), deep (profundo), minor cuts, between (entre), right (derecho), appears (aparenta), bruised (morado), bloody (sangriento), swollen (hinchado), back (espalda), neck (cuello), rib cage (tórax), waist (cintura), groin (ingle), shoulder (hombro), chest (el pecho), rash (erupción cutánea), great (buena) health (salud).

Make (haga) an appointment (cita). Turn (gire) there (allí) now (ahora). But (pero) first (primero), refill (rellenar) prescription (receta) downstairs (abajo), right? Emergency room (sala de emergencias).

Anatomy and Body Parts

• Shape (forma)
• Main (principal)
• Illnesses (enfermedades)
• Explain (explicar)
• Takes (toma)
• Trachea (tráquea)
• Into (en)
• Make (hace)
• Treat (tratar)
• Allow (permitir)
• Pharynx (faringe)
• Larynx (laringe)
• Lung, right (pulmón derecho)
• Lung, left (pulmón izquierdo)
• Bronchus (bronquio)
• Bronchiole (bronquiolo)
• Diaphragm (diafragma)
• Esophagus (esófago)
• Stomach (estómago)
• Large intestine (intestino grueso)
• Small intestine (intestino delgado)
• Ulcer (úlcera)

Hospital Equipment and Supplies

• Bedpans (cuñas)
• Pressure mattress (colchón antiescaras)
• Wheelchair (silla de ruedas)
• Gowns (batas)
• Biohazard waste container (envase para residuos biológicos peligrosos)
• Gauze (gasa)
• Oxygen tank (tanque de oxígeno)
• Syringe (jeringa)
• Sharps container (contenedor de objetos punzocortantes)
• Latex gloves (guantes de látex)

Healthcare Professionals and Their Specialties

• Cardiologist: heart disease (enfermedad del corazón)
• Surgeon: heart surgery (cirugía del corazón)
• Lab technician: test results (resultados de las pruebas)
• Obstetrician: labor, pregnancy (parto, embarazo)
• Anesthesiologist: surgery pain relief and preparation (cirugía, alivio del dolor y preparación)
• Nurse: nursing schedules (horarios de enfermería)
• General Practitioner: general medicine (medicina general)
• Pediatrician: children's health (salud de los niños)
• Radiologist: radiology (radiología)
• Pharmacist: pharmacy (farmacia)

Describing Symptoms

I have had (He tenido) persistent pains (dolores) for two days. At first (al principio) there was a dull (sordo) stomach pain. Lately (últimamente) it has become sharper (se ha agudizado). I am a little (un poco) stressed out because (debido a) of work (trabajo). They say (dicen) it might (podría) always (siempre) could (puede) mean (significar) something sometimes unknown (a veces desconocido). It can be removed (eliminado) without any (ninguna) consequences. I want to perform (realizar) tests so that they can check (se compruebe) it.