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reacción alérgica

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allergic reaction

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enfermedad contagiosa

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infectious disease

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tumor maligno

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malignant tumour

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ensayo clínico

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clinical trial

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anestesia general

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general anaesthetic

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sistema digestivo

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digestive system

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paro cardíaco

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cardiac arrest

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procedimiento quirúrgico

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surgical procedure

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reloj biológico

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biological clock

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estado crítico

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critical condition

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enfermedad congénita

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congenital disorder

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consulta postoperatoria

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post-operative consultation

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enfermedad terminal

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terminal illness

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14
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trastorno bipolar

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bipolar disorder

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a mental condition characterised by extremes of happiness and sadness

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bipolar disorder

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a condition that will result in death no matter what

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terminal illness

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an extremely serious state of health that is immediately life threatening

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critical condition

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a medical operation that involves making incisions into the body

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surgical procedure

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a condition whereby the heart stops functioning

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cardiac arrest

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the part of the body that processes the food we eat

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digestive system

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a drug administered to a patient which puts them to sleep

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general anaesthetic

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the progression of time in a woman from puberty to menopause

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biological clock

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an illness which can be passed from one person to another

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infectious disease

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an aggressive form of cancer that will spread around the body

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malignant tumour

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when the immune system responds in a harmful way to exposure to something

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allergic reaction

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a way of testing a new form of medicine or treatment on human subjects

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clinical trial

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a health problem present at and from birth

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congenital disorder

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a meeting with a doctor after having undergone surgery

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post-operative consultation

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anestesiar

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to be put under general anaesthetic

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defectuoso

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defective

31
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cirugía electiva, opcional

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elective surgery

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obesidad mórbida

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morbid obesity

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obeso mórbido

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morbidly obese

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sedar al paciente

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sedate the patient

35
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administrar el medicamento

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administer the drug

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vendar la herida

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dress the wound

37
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dar a luz, traer el bebé al mundo

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deliver the baby

38
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examinar la herida

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probe the wound

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amputar el miembro

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amputate the limb

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ingresar al paciente en planta

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admit the patient to the ward

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detectar una mejora

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detect an improvement

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analizar la muestra

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analyse the sample

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hacer eructar al bebé

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burp the baby

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interrumpir el tratamiento

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discontinue the treatment

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desarrollar una alergia

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develop an allergy

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dolorido

A

aching

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bisturí, escalpelo

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scalpel

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cabestrillo

A

sling

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camilla

A

stretcher

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ampolla

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blister

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estreñimiento

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constipation

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forense

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coroner

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sonda

A

probe

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férula

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splint

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muleta

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crutch

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sudoración

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perspiration

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palpitante

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throbbing

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jeringuilla

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syringe

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gotero

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drip

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sarpullido

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rash

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erupción cutánea

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skin rash

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flema, mucosidad

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phlegm

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molesto

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nagging

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soporte (rodillera, codera)

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brace

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espinilla (acné)

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spot

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comatoso

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comatose

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diarrea

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diarrhoea

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doctor (formal)

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physician

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paciente externo

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outpatient

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paciente hospitalizado, ingresado

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inpatient

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crónico

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chronic

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espasmos

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spasms

73
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convulsiones

A

seizures

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efectos secundarios

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side-effects

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