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Acute

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Agudo.
An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe.
(Aciut)

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Admission

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Admisión.
The act or process of accepting someone as a patient at a hospital or as a student at a school, college, etc.

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Admitted

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Admitido.
To allow someone to enter a place.

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Alveolus (n.)
Alveoli (pl.)

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One of the many very small air bags in the lungs,with thin walls that allow oxygen to enter the blood.
(Alvioulos) (alvioulai)

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Lung

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Either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe.
(Lannnng)

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Antiviral

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An antiviral drug or treatment is used to cure an infection or disease caused by a virus.

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Failure

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Fallo.
The fact of something not working, or stopping working as well as it should.
(Féiliar)

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Anxiety

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An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future.
(Angsaiety)

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Aorta

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The main artery (= thick tube carrying blood from the heart) that takes blood to the other parts of the body.
(EOOrtcha)

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Artery

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One of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body.

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Appetite

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The feeling that you want to eat food
(Similiar to oposite)

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Arthritis

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A serious condition in which a person’s joints (=the places where two bones are connected) become painful, swollen, and stiff.
(Arzruaitis)

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Joint

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Articulación.
A place in your body where two bones are connected.

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Swell/swelled
swollen (adj)

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Hinchado.
To become largeer and rounder than usual.
To increase in size or amount.
(Sueel) (Suóulen)

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Stiff

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Rígido.
If you are stiff or part of your body is stiff, your muscles hurt when they are moved.

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Muscle

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One of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movement.
(Maseol)

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Tissue

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Tejido.
A group of connected cells in an animal or plant that are similar to each other, have the same purpose, and form the stated part of the animal or plant. (Ttísshú)

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Tighten

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Apretado
To become tighter (+) or to make something become tighter, firmer,or less easy to move.
(Thaigtn)

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Atrium (n) Atria (pl.)

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Aurícula.
One of the two spaces at the top part of the heart that receive blood from the veins and push it down into the ventricles.
(Eitriam) auricle (ouricul)

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Vein

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A tube that carries blood to the heart from the othe parts of the body.
(Vein)

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Ventricle

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Each of two small, hollow (hueco) spaces, one in each side of the heart, that force blood into the tubes leading from the heart to the other parts of the body.

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Bile duct

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Conducto biliar.
The tube from the liver and gall bladder through which bile passes into the small intestine.
(Smile)

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Liver

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Hígado.
A large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile, or this organ from an animal used as meat.
(Livar)

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Gall bladder

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Vesícula biliar (vesícula).
A small organ in the body, connected to the liver, that stores bile.
(Goll blada)

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Bile

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Bilis.
The bitter (amargo), yellow liquid produced by the liver that helps to digest fat.
(Como smile)

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Blackout

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Pérdida del conocimiento.
A short period when someone suddenly becomes unconscious.

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Dizziness

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Mareo.
A temporary feeling that your sense of balance is not good and that you may fall down
(Dísinezs)

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Blurry (adj)

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Borroso.
Difficult to see clearly.
Making it difficult for someone to see things clearly.
(Blórry)

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Bowels

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Intestinos.
A long tube through which food travels while it is being digested after leaving the stomach.
(Bawls)

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Breastbone

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Esternón.
A long, flat, vertical bone in the center of a person’s or animal chest.
(Brestbon)

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Breath (noun!!)

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Respiración. Aliento.
The air that goes into and out of your lungs.
Out of breath/ short of breath/ her breath smelled.
(Breth)

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Breathe

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Respirar.
To move air or something else into and out of the lungs.
- Breathe (sth) in….Breathe (sth) out

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Bronchus (n). Bronchi (pl)

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Bronquio.
One of the two tubes that branch (deriva) from the trachea and carry air into the lungs.
(Bronkeus) (bronkai)

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Trachea

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Tráquea.
The tube that carries air from your throat to your lungs.
(Traquía)

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Throat

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Garganta.
The front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can go.
(Trout)

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Bump (verb)

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To hurt part of your body by hitting it against something hard. I bumped my head on the shelf as I stood up.
(Bamp)

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A&E

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Accident and Emergency.
The part of a hospital where people go when they are ill or injured and need treatment quickly.

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Treatment

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The use of drugs, exercises, etc. to cure a person of an illness or injury.
(Tritment)

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Drug

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Any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine.
(Drag)

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Cure (verb)

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To make someone with an illness healthy again.
(Kiuor)

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Illness (noun)

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Enfermedad
A disease of the body or mind. The stage of being ill.

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CGM

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Continuous Glucose Monitoring.
This means using a device to automatically estimate your blood glucose level, also called blood sugar, throughout the day and night.
(Contíniues glúcous)

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Glucose

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A type of sugar that is found in plants , especially fruit, and supplies an important part of the energy that animals need.
(Glúcous)

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COPD⏰🫁

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A lung disease that maked the lung work less well, makes breathing more difficult, and lasts for along time.
( chronic abstractiv púlmonri diszís)

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EHF🤕🩸

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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
A very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body.
(Iboula jemorruágic fivar)

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Fever

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Fiebre
A medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual.
(Fivar)

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Infectious (adj)

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(Of a disease) able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another.
(Inefectius)

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Bleeding

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Sangrado.
The process of losing blood from the body.
(Bliding)

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ER

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Emergency Room
The part of a hospital where people go whe they are seriously ill or injured (ínllerd) and need treatment quickly.
(Imérgency room)

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EVD🤕

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Ebola Virus Disease
(Ibóula vairus disísszz)

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FGM

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Female Genital Mutilation
The practice of cutting away parts of a girl’s or woman’s outer sex orgns for traditional or religous reasons.
(Fimail yénital miutilaision)

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GP

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General Practitioners
A doctor who provides general medical treatment for people who live in a particular area.
(General práctisionar)

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HDU

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High Dependency Unit
The part of a hospital that provides a high level of care and treatment for patients who are seriously ill or who have just had a major operation.
( high dipéndency unit)

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Patient

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Paciente
A person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary.
(Péicient)

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HPI 📖

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History of Present Illness
Is a set of interview questions that a healthcare provider will ask a patient about their chief complaint in order to assist with diagnosing the patient.
(Hístory present illness)

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HPV

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Human Papillomavirus
(Iuman papilomavairus)

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Vaccine

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A substance that is put into the body of a person or animal to protect them from a disease by causing them to produce antibodies
(Vaccin)

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Vaccination

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The process or an act of giving someone a vaccine.
(Vaccineition)

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Diagnose

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To recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it.
(Daignous) como nariz

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Diagnosis

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A judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it.
(Daignousis)

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ICE 💭

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Ideas, Concerns and Expectations.
A concept in consultation skills training to elicit the patient’s agenda. It has been shown to reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
(Ideas, concérn, and expecteision)

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ICU🚨

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Intensive care unit.
The part of a hospital that provides continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill, very badly injured, or who have just had an operation.
(Inténsiv car iunit)

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Cancer

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A serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death.
(Cansa)

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SDG🌎

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Sustainable Development Goals
Them are universal goals applicable,not only to developing countries but also developed countries.
(Sustéinebol divélopment goul)

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TB

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Tuberculosis
A serious infectious disease that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs.
(Tiuberkiulóusis)

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TB

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Tuberculosis
A serious infectious disease that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs.
(Tiuberculóusis)

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WHO🌱

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World Health Organization.
A department of the United Nations that aims to improve health allover the world and limit the spread of disease.
(World helth organaization)

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Spread

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Extender, propagar
To cover or reach a wider or increasing area,or to make something do this. To affect more and more places, people, or things.
(Spreed)

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Caecum

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Intestino ciego
The bag-shaped part at the beginning of the large intestine (=lower part of the bowels) where it joins onto the ileum.
(Cicam)

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Join

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To connect or fasten (sujetar) thing together

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Ileum

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Íleon
The last and narrowest part of the small intestine (= part of bowels after the stomach), where substances from food are absorbed.
(Íliom)

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Calf

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Pantorrilla
The thick curved part at the back of human leg between the knee and the foot.
(Keaaaf)

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Capillary

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A very thin tube, especially one of the smaller tubes that carry blood around the body.
(Capílary)

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Cardiovascular

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Relating to the heart and blood vessels.
(Cardiováscula)

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Vessel

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Vasos
A tube that carries liquids such as blood trough the body.
(Vfésl)

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Category

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A type,or a group of things having some features that are the same.
(Cátegry)

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Feature

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Característica.
A typical quality or an important part of something.
(Fittar)

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Chart

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Cuadro/gráfica
A drawing that shows information in a simple way, often using lines and curves to show amounts.
(CharT)

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Chickenpox

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Varicela.
An infectious disease that causes a slight fever and red spots on the skin.

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Infectous (adj)

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Infeccioso
(Of a disease) able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another.
(Infecsius)

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Chin

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Mentón.
The part of a person’s face below their mouth.

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Climate

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Clima
The general development of a situation.
(Claimet)

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Collagen

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Colágeno
A protein found espeially in the joints of humans and animals.
(Cólogen)

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Protein

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One of the many substances found in food such as meat, cheese, fish,or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow and be strong.
(Proutin)

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Sanitization

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Sanitización.
The act or process of making something completely clean and free from bacteria.
(Sanitaization)

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Bacterium (noun) bacteria (plural)

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Bacteria, bacterias
(Bactiriam) (bactiria)

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Cardiology

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The study and treatmetnt of medical conditions of the heart .

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Surgery

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Cirugía.
The treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part.
(Sárgeri)

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Consultation

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Consulta
That is also a meeting with a doctor who is specially trained to give advice to you or other doctors about an illness or its treatment.

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Neurology

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Neurología
The study of the structure and diseases of the brain and all the nerves in the body .
(Niurology)

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Ultrasound scan

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Ecografía

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Pathologic

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Patología
(Pathológic)

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Operating rooms

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Quirófanos.
A special room in which people are operated on in a hospital

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Sterelization

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Esterilización
The process of having a medical operation to make it impossible to have children.\
The process of making something completely clean and free from bacteria.
(EstérAlAéiseision)

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Anesthesia

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A state in which someone does not feel pain, usually because of drugs they have been given.
(Anistíszia)

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Anaesthetist

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A doctor who gives anaesthetic to people in hospital.
(Aníszetist)

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Anaesthetic

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A substance that makes you unable to feel pain
(Aneszétic)

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Customer service

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Atención al cliente
(Cóstumer service)

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Psychiatry

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Psiquiatría.
The part of medicine that studies mental illness.
(Psicáiatri)

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Management

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Gestión
The control and organization of something
(Manigment)

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Assembly hole

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Salón de actos

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X-ray diagnosis

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Radiodiagnóstico
(X-rey dáiagnóusis)

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Angiogram

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Angiógrafo
An x-ray picture of one or more vessels, made after a substance has been put into the blood that can be seen on X-rays, or the procedure for producing the picture.
(Ényiogram)

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Procedure

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Procedimiento
(Procídar)

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Gynaecology

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Ginecología.
The area of medicine that involves the treatment of women’s diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs.
(Gainecólogi)

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ENT👂🏻

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Ear, Nose and Throat
A department in a hospital that deals with diseases are affecting the ear, nose and throat.
(Iaar, nose and zrout)

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Pneumonia

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Neumonía
A serious illness in with one or both lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid.
(Niumounia)

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Haematology

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Hematología.
The scientific study of blood and the body tissues that make it.
(Himatólogy)

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Endoscope

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Endoscopias.
A long, thin thin medical device that is used to examine the hollow organs of the body such as the lungs.

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Compliance

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Cumplimiento
The act of obeying a law or rule, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work.
(Compláinz)

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Contagious (adj)

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Contagioso.
A contagious disease
(Contéigus)

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Corticosteroid

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Corticosteroide.
A chemical substance produce by the adrenal cortex.
(Corticostéroid)

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Adrenal gland

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Glándulas suprarrenales
One of a pair of glands that produce adrenalin, found just above the kidneys.
(Adrínal gland)

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Kidney

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Riñón
Either of a pair of small organs in the body that take away waste matter from the blood to produce urine.
(Kidni)

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Cough (verb)

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Toser
To force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short, loud sound.
(Cof)

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Crust (n)

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Costra
A hard outer covering of something
(Crast)

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Develop (verb)

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Desarrollar
To (cause something to) grow or change into a more advance, larger, or stronger form.
(Divelop)

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Developed (adj)

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Desarrollado
Advanced, powerful, stronger or larger.
(Divélopt)

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Development

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Desarrollo
The process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced.
(Divélopment)

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Diabetes

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A disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood.
(Daiabítis)

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Dilate (verb)

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Dilatar
To (cause a part of the body to) become wider or further open.
(Daileit)

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Bronchodilator

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Broncodilatador.
A drug that causes widening of a bronchi, e.g., any of those taken by inhalation for the alleviation of asthma.
(Bróncodilaitá)

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Pupil

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Pupila
The circular black area in the center of an eye, through which light enters.
(Phíupl)

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Asthma

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A medical condition that makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked.
(Asma)

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Discharge (vb) discharged (noun)

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Dar de alta
To allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court.
(Dischárch)

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Distraught (adj)

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Preocupados
Extremlely worried, nervous, or upset.
(Distroot)

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Dizzy (adj)

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Mareado
Feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over.
(Díshi)

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Dose (n)

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Dosis
A measured amount of something such as medicine.
(Dóus)

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Droplet (n.)

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Gotita
A small drop of liquid
(Drroplet)

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Ebola

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A very serious infectious disease with fever and bleeding inside the body.
(Ibóula)

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Encephalitis

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Encefalitis
A serious illness caused by an infection that makes the brain swell.
(Enkefaláitis)

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Faint (verb)

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Desmayarse
To suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down.
(FeinT)

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Fatigue (n.)

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Fatiga
Extreme tiredness
(Fatíig)

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Gastroenteritis

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Gastroenteritis
An illness that causes the stomach and bowels to become swollen and painful.
(Gastroenteráites)

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Genitalia (pl.)

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Genitales
The outer sex organs, especially the penis or vulva.
(Genitéilia)

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Headache

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Dolor de cabeza
A pain you feel inside your head
(Hédeic)

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Hectic

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Agitado.
Busy, fast and full of activity
(Héktik)

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Infarction (n)

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Infarto
The process in which tissue dies because something has blocked its blood supply, or an occasion on which this happens.
(Infaácsion)

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Influenza (formal for flu)

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Gripe
A common infectious illness that causes fever and headache.
(Influénsa)

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Injury

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Lesión
Physical harm or damage to someone’s body caused by an accident or an attack.
(Ínlluri)

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Jargon

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Jerga
Special words and phrases that are used by particular groups of people, especially in their work.
(Yáargn)

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Jaundice

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Ictericia
A serious disease in which substances not usually in the blood, cause your skin and the white part of your eyes to turn yellow
(Jóondis)

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Jaw

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Mandíbula
The lower part of your face that moves when you open your mouth.
(Yóo)

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Limb

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Extremidad
An arm or leg of a person or animal
(Líimm)

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Malaise

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Malestar
A general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong , especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation.
(Maléiss)

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Malaise

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Malestar
A general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong , especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation.
(Maléiss)

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Marrow

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Médula
Soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the center of a bone.
(Márrou)

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Meningitis

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A serious infectious disease that causes the tissues around the brain and spinal cord to swell.
(Meninyáits)

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Spinal cord

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Médula espinal
The set of nerves inside the spine that connect the brain to other nerves in the body.
(Spainal cord)

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Midwife

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Matrona
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to help women when they are giving birth.
(Mídguaif)

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Mumps

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Paperas
An infectious disease that causes painful swelling in the neck and slight fever.
(Mómps)

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Nipple

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Pezón
The dark part of the skin which sticks out from the breast of a mammal and through which milk is supplied to the young.
(Nipól)

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Numbness

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Entumecimiento o insensibilidad
Lack of physical or emotional feeling
(Námbness)

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Occur (verb

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Ocurrir
(Acáaa)

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Organ

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Órgano
A part of the body of an animal or plant that performs a particular job.
(Óoogan)

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Outbreak

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Brote
A time when something suddenly begins specially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant.
(Áutbreik)

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Outpatient

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Paciente externo
A person who goes to a hospital for treatment, but who does not stay any nights there.
(Autpeisient)

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Over-the-counter remedies

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Remedios de venta libre
If a drug is available over-the-counter, you can buy it in a shop without having to visit a doctor or person in authority first.
(Over de cáunta rémedis)

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Pancreas

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Páncreas
An organ in the body that produces insulin and substance that helped to digest food so that it can be used by the body.
(Páncrias)

160
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Patella

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Rótula
The bone at the front of the knee joint.
(Pathéla)

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Pathogen (n.)

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Patógeno
Any small organism, such as a virus or a bacterium that can cause disease.
(Pázogn)

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Phlegm

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Flema
A thick substance in your nose and throat that is produce when you have cold.
(Fléeem)

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Platelet🍽️

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Plaqueta
A very small cell in the blood that makes it thicker and more solid in order to stop bleeding caused by an injury.
(Pléitlet)

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Pneumonia

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Neumonía
A serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid.
(Niumóunia)

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Poor

A

Pobre
(Pooó)

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Pressure (n.)

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Presión
The force you produce when you press something
(Présah)

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Prevent (verb)

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Prevenir
To stop something from happening or someone from doing something.
(Privént)

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Priority (n.)

A

Prioridad
(Práioriti)

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Pus

A

Pus
(Pás)

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Rash

A

Erupción
A lot of small red spots on the skin
(Ráshh)

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Referral

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Remisión (nou) de remitir
The act of directing someone to a different place or person for information.
(Reférrol)

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Respiratory (adj)

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Respiratorio
Relating to breathing
(Respíratri)

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Respiratory (adj)

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Respiratorio
Relating to breathing
(Respíratri)

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Rubella

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Rubéola
An infectious disease that causes red spots on your skin, a cough, and a sore throat.
(Rubéla)

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Sanitary (adj)

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Sanitario
Clean not dangerous for your health or protecting health by removing dirt and waste, especially human waste
(Sánitri) (sanitary conditions)

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Sanitise (verb)

A

Sanitizar
To make something completely clean and free from bacteria.
(Sánitais)

177
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Scab

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Costra
A rough surface made of dried blood that forms over a cut or broken skin while it is healing (=cicatrización)
(Scaaab)

178
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Septum

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Pulpa
A thin part dividing tissues or spaces in an organ such as the nose or heart.
(Septm)

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Severe (adj)

A

Severo
Causing very great pain, damage, worry; very serious.
(Sevíaa)

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Shoulder blade

A

Omóplato
(Sólde bláid)

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Sibling

A

Hermanos

182
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Squeaky (adj)

A

Chirrido
Making a very high sound
(Scuíki)

183
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Surveillance (n.)

A

Vigilancia
The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
(Suvéilans)

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Thigh (n.)

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Muslo
The part of a person’s leg above the knee
(Záii)

185
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Tingling

A

Hormigueo
I feel as if a lot of sharp points are being put lightly into your body .

186
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Torture (n.)

A

Tortura
(Thórtha)

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Toughness

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Dureza, tenacidad, resistencia
The quality of being strong and not easily broken or damaged.
(Tófness)

188
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Triage

A

Triaje
(Tríash)

189
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Vaccinate (verb)

A

To give someone a vaccine
(Vaksineit)

190
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Vaccination (n.)

A

The process or an act of giving someone a vaccine.
(Vacsinéison)

191
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Valve

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Válvula
A device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or similar structure in the heart and the veins that controls the flow of blood.
(Válvf)

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Variety (n.)

A

Variedad
The characteristic of often changing and being different.
(Varáieti)

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Vena Cava

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One of the two very large veins through wheat blood returns to the heart, one from the upper body and head and one from all the body below the chest.
(Vína kéiva)

194
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Vertebra

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One of the small bones that form the spine.
(Vfértebrá)

195
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Spine

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Spina
The line of bones down the center of the back that provides support for the body and protect the spinal cord.
(Spáin)

196
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Vertigo

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A feeling of spinning around and being unable to balance, often caused by looking down from height.
(Vfértigou)

197
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Ward

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Pabellón
One of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients.
(Wooód)

198
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Width (n.)

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Ancho
The distance across something from one side to the other.
(Widthhh)

199
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Width (n.)

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Ancho
The distance across something from one side to the other.
(Widthhh)

200
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Wrist

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Muñeca
The part of the body between the hand and the arm.
(Gruist)

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