Medical Issues

Question 1

reacción alérgica

Answer 1

allergic reaction

Question 2

enfermedad contagiosa

Answer 2

infectious disease

Question 3

tumor maligno

Answer 3

malignant tumour

Question 4

ensayo clínico

Answer 4

clinical trial

Question 5

anestesia general

Answer 5

general anaesthetic

Question 6

sistema digestivo

Answer 6

digestive system

Question 7

paro cardíaco

Answer 7

cardiac arrest

Question 8

procedimiento quirúrgico

Answer 8

surgical procedure

Question 9

reloj biológico

Answer 9

biological clock

Question 10

estado crítico

Answer 10

critical condition

Question 11

enfermedad congénita

Answer 11

congenital disorder

Question 12

consulta postoperatoria

Answer 12

post-operative consultation

Question 13

enfermedad terminal

Answer 13

terminal illness

Question 14

trastorno bipolar

Answer 14

bipolar disorder

Question 15

a mental condition characterised by extremes of happiness and sadness

Answer 15

bipolar disorder

Question 16

a condition that will result in death no matter what

Answer 16

terminal illness

Question 17

an extremely serious state of health that is immediately life threatening

Answer 17

critical condition

Question 18

a medical operation that involves making incisions into the body

Answer 18

surgical procedure

Question 19

a condition whereby the heart stops functioning

Answer 19

cardiac arrest

Question 20

the part of the body that processes the food we eat

Answer 20

digestive system

Question 21

a drug administered to a patient which puts them to sleep

Answer 21

general anaesthetic

Question 22

the progression of time in a woman from puberty to menopause

Answer 22

biological clock

Question 23

an illness which can be passed from one person to another

Answer 23

infectious disease

Question 24

an aggressive form of cancer that will spread around the body

Answer 24

malignant tumour

Question 25

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

Answer 25

allergic reaction

Question 26

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

Answer 26

clinical trial

Question 27

a health problem present at and from birth

Answer 27

congenital disorder

Question 28

a meeting with a doctor after having undergone surgery

Answer 28

post-operative consultation

Question 29

anestesiar

Answer 29

to be put under general anaesthetic

Question 30

defectuoso

Answer 30

defective

Question 31

cirugía electiva, opcional

Answer 31

elective surgery

Question 32

obesidad mórbida

Answer 32

morbid obesity

Question 33

obeso mórbido

Answer 33

morbidly obese

Question 34

sedar al paciente

Answer 34

sedate the patient

Question 35

administrar el medicamento

Answer 35

administer the drug

Question 36

vendar la herida

Answer 36

dress the wound

Question 37

dar a luz, traer el bebé al mundo

Answer 37

deliver the baby

Question 38

examinar la herida

Answer 38

probe the wound

Question 39

amputar el miembro

Answer 39

amputate the limb

Question 40

ingresar al paciente en planta

Answer 40

admit the patient to the ward

Question 41

detectar una mejora

Answer 41

detect an improvement

Question 42

analizar la muestra

Answer 42

analyse the sample

Question 43

hacer eructar al bebé

Answer 43

burp the baby

Question 44

interrumpir el tratamiento

Answer 44

discontinue the treatment

Question 45

desarrollar una alergia

Answer 45

develop an allergy

Question 46

dolorido

Answer 46

aching

Question 47

bisturí, escalpelo

Answer 47

scalpel

Question 48

cabestrillo

Answer 48

sling

Question 49

camilla

Answer 49

stretcher

Question 50

ampolla

Answer 50

blister

Question 51

estreñimiento

Answer 51

constipation

Question 52

forense

Answer 52

coroner

Question 53

sonda

Answer 53

probe

Question 54

férula

Answer 54

splint

Question 55

muleta

Answer 55

crutch

Question 56

sudoración

Answer 56

perspiration

Question 57

palpitante

Answer 57

throbbing

Question 58

jeringuilla

Answer 58

syringe

Question 59

gotero

Answer 59

drip

Question 60

sarpullido

Answer 60

rash

Question 61

erupción cutánea

Answer 61

skin rash

Question 62

flema, mucosidad

Answer 62

phlegm

Question 63

molesto

Answer 63

nagging

Question 64

soporte (rodillera, codera)

Answer 64

brace

Question 65

espinilla (acné)

Answer 65

spot

Question 66

comatoso

Answer 66

comatose

Question 67

diarrea

Answer 67

diarrhoea

Question 68

doctor (formal)

Answer 68

physician

Question 69

paciente externo

Answer 69

outpatient

Question 70

paciente hospitalizado, ingresado

Answer 70

inpatient

Question 71

crónico

Answer 71

chronic

Question 72

espasmos

Answer 72

spasms

Question 73

convulsiones

Answer 73

seizures

Question 74

efectos secundarios

Answer 74

side-effects