Medicina - Síntomas Flashcards
un piquete -vs-
un mordida
a little bite (i.e. from an insect) -vs-
a larger bite (i.e. from an animal with teeth, e.g. dog bite, cat bite, human bite)
Tengo ronchitas. -vs-
Tengo ronchas.
Ronchitas: minor rash (not so serious) -vs-
Ronchas: large rash (very serious!)
*very different connotations in Latino culture..
temperatura normal -vs-
calentura -vs-
fiebre
normal temperature -vs-
a littler higher temperature (but within normal limits) -vs-
fever
el catarro (moco claro)
resfrío
resfriado
influenza
runny nose (clear mucus) catarro + calentura (a little bit of high temperature) = "a cold" catarro + fiebre + dolor de garganta catarro + fiebre + dolor de garganta + dolor de cuerpo + escalofrios
los morados
bruises
dolor de muela
pain in the molar (tooth)
garraspera
i.e. gar + aspero
dry throat
flema = moco en la garganta
phlegm
torcedura
torcerse
sprain (noun) to sprain (verb)
cortada
cortarse
cut (noun) to cut (verb)
fractura
fracturarse
fracture (noun) to fracture (verb)
golpe
golpearse (me gulpeé)
bruise (noun) to bruise (verb)
quemadura
quemarse
burn (noun) to burn (verb)
grueso
delgado
thick
thin
mareos
dizziness
brusco
sharp
hinchazon
edema
actual
longitudinal
actual: current (state)
longitudinal: longitudinal (state), i.e. crónica
aguda
acute
diminución de apetito
decreased appetite
el cálculo biliar
gallstone
pedo
1) fart (gas in the belly is “gas,” gas once it comes out in fart form is “pedito”)
- pedito (para niños) :)
2) a toxic gas
punzante
stabbing
opresivo = como una presión
like pressure
ardor
burning pain
viene y va
comes and goes; colicky