Selected Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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sobrina (o) politico

A

niece; nephew by alliance

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2
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blood count

A

recuento hemático, “conteo”

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3
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stretch (arm)

A

extender

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4
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urine sample

A

prueba de orina

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5
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stool sample

A

muestra de heces fecales

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stool

A

heces, excremento

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7
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tartar (dental)

A

sarro

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8
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gauze

A

gasa

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9
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hearing aid

A

aparato auditivo

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10
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to bandage

A

vendar

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11
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bedpan

A

Basinilla, “chata”

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12
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birth control pills

A

pastillas/pildoras anticonceptivas

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13
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birth control

A

control de natalidad

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14
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blackheads

A

espinillas

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15
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blood pressure

A

tensión arterial, “presión”

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16
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blood test

A

análisis de sangre

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17
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to have a bowel movement

A

defecar, obrar, mover el vientre

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18
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burning

A

ardor

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19
Q

buttocks

A

nalgas

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20
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lose consciousness

A

perder el conocimiento ( no la conciencia)

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21
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cardiologist

A

cardiologo

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22
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cast

A

yeso, enyesado

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23
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cathartic

A

purgante

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24
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cavities

A

caries

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25
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cesarean

A

cesárea

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26
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cramps

A

calambres

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27
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crown

A

corona

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28
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crutches

A

muletas

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29
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decayed tooth

A

diente picado

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30
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delivery room

A

sala de parto

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31
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dental floss

A

hilo dental

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32
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diaphragm

A

diafragma

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33
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dietician

A

dietista

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34
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diphteria

A

difteria

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35
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discharge

A

supuracion; emission

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36
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supuracion

A

discharge

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37
Q

doctors office

A

consultorio

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38
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dull pain

A

dolor sordo

39
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emergency room

A

sala de urgencias, de emergencias

40
Q

enema

A

el enema

41
Q

to fast

A

ayunar

42
Q

to fill (tooth)

A

empastar

43
Q

empaste

A

filling (tooth)

44
Q

gallbladder

A

vesicula biliar

45
Q

vesicula biliar

A

gallbladder

46
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general practitioner

A

internista

47
Q

gums

A

encías

48
Q

hearing aid

A

aparato auditivo, audifono

49
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heart beat

A

latido del corazon

50
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Higienist

A

higienista

51
Q

hoarse

A

ronco

52
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IUD

A

aparato intrauterino

53
Q

jelly

A

jalea

54
Q

measels

A

el sapampion

55
Q

medical history

A

hoja clinica

56
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miscarriage

A

malparto

57
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mumps

A

las paperas

58
Q

ointment

A

unguento

59
Q

peace maker

A

marca pasos

60
Q

pain killer (sedative)

A

calmante analgesico

61
Q

polio

A

POLIOMELITIS

62
Q

to prescribe

A

recetar

63
Q

dar un lavado de estomago

A

to pump stomach

64
Q

piorrea

A

pyorreah

65
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rash

A

sarpullido, salpullido

66
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ringing (ear)

A

zumbido, ruido

67
Q

roll up your sleeve

A

subase la manga

68
Q

rubella

A

rubeola

69
Q

sample

A

muestra

70
Q

serum

A

suero

71
Q

sharp pain

A

dolor agudo

72
Q

shortness of breath

A

falta de aire

73
Q

sides

A

costados, “lados”

74
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skim milk

A

leche descremada

75
Q

sore

A

llaga

76
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stitches

A

puntos de sutura, puntadas

77
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stones (gallbladder, kidney)

A

cálculos (biliares, renales)

78
Q

to sretch the fingers

A

estirar

79
Q

stretcher

A

camilla

80
Q

stroke

A

derrame cerebral

81
Q

derrame cerebral

A

stroke

82
Q

test

A

analisis

83
Q

tetanus

A

tetano

84
Q

thyroid test

A

analisis de tiroides

85
Q

tightness (chest)

A

opresion

86
Q

toielt

A

inodoro

87
Q

tourniquet

A

ligadura, torniquete

88
Q

tuberculin test

A

prueba de tuberculina

89
Q

twitching

A

temblor

90
Q

uric acid

A

acido urico

91
Q

venereal disease

A

enfermedad venerea

92
Q

whooping cough

A

tos ferina

93
Q

muela del juicio

A

wisdom tooth