Medicina - Síntomas Flashcards

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un piquete -vs-

un mordida

A

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)

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Tengo ronchitas. -vs-

Tengo ronchas.

A

Ronchitas: minor rash (not so serious) -vs-
Ronchas: large rash (very serious!)

*very different connotations in Latino culture..

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temperatura normal -vs-
calentura -vs-
fiebre

A

normal temperature -vs-
a littler higher temperature (but within normal limits) -vs-
fever

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el catarro (moco claro)
resfrío
resfriado
influenza

A
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
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los morados

A

bruises

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dolor de muela

A

pain in the molar (tooth)

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garraspera

i.e. gar + aspero

A

dry throat

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flema = moco en la garganta

A

phlegm

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torcedura

torcerse

A
sprain (noun)
to sprain (verb)
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cortada

cortarse

A
cut (noun)
to cut (verb)
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fractura

fracturarse

A
fracture (noun)
to fracture (verb)
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golpe

golpearse (me gulpeé)

A
bruise (noun)
to bruise (verb)
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quemadura

quemarse

A
burn (noun)
to burn (verb)
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grueso

delgado

A

thick

thin

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mareos

A

dizziness

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brusco

A

sharp

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hinchazon

A

edema

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actual

longitudinal

A

actual: current (state)
longitudinal: longitudinal (state), i.e. crónica

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aguda

A

acute

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19
Q

diminución de apetito

A

decreased appetite

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20
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el cálculo biliar

A

gallstone

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pedo

A

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

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punzante

A

stabbing

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opresivo = como una presión

A

like pressure

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ardor

A

burning pain

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viene y va

A

comes and goes; colicky

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el dolor se mueve

A

the pain moves

27
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latente = pulsente

A

throbbing

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gota

A

gout

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borroso

A

blurry

30
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amargo

A

bitter (taste)

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agrio = ácido

A

sour (taste)

32
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“Ojo”

A

bad energy passed from 1 person to another

- e.g. happy baby with mom –> drunk man comes into the home –> baby starts to cry –> “malo ojo”

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“Chipe”

A

child very small –> mom gets pregnant again –> child feels jealous

34
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“Mollera caida”

A

sunken fontanelle 2/2 dehydration

35
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cansancio

A

fatigue

36
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flujo blanquecino

A

whitish discharge (i.e. in vaginal candidiasis)

37
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incomodidad

A

discomfort

38
Q

barrillos, barros, espinillas

A

acne

also: acné

39
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color oscura

A

obscure color (e.g. ?cloudy/obscure urine)

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vértigo

A

vertigo

41
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mareado

A

dizzy

42
Q

sentirse mareado

A

to feel dizzy

43
Q

crónico

A

chronic

44
Q

ansioso

A

anxious

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

45
Q

asustado

A

scared, con miedo

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

46
Q

atónito

A

astonished, in shock

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

47
Q

ronco

A

hoarse

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

48
Q

entumido

A

numb

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

49
Q

adormecido

A

sleepy

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

50
Q

estreñido

A

constipated

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

51
Q

deshidratado

A

dehydrated

Answers the question: ¿Cómo te sientes?

52
Q

sudores

A

sweats

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

53
Q

herida

A

wound

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

54
Q

agruras

A

heartburn

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

55
Q

nariz tapada

A

stuffy nose

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

56
Q

el zumbido

A

ringing/buzzing in the ear, tinnitus

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

57
Q

hormigueo

A

tingling

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

58
Q

entumisimiento

A

numbness

Answers the question: ¿Qué tienes?

59
Q

desmayos

A

fainting (noun)

60
Q

infarto

A

myocardial infarct

61
Q

vista burrosa

A

blurry vision

62
Q

derrame cerebral

A

stroke, cerebral infarct

63
Q

tosferina

A

whooping cough

64
Q

garganta lastimada

garganta adolorida

A

garganta lastimada: sore throat 2/2 bruise in throat

garganta adolorida: sore throat