Spanish to English Quiz #1: CCCS

Question 1

Análisis de antiglobulina

Answer 1

Antiglobulin test (AGT), or Coombs test; tests for autoimmune hemolytic anemia: low RBCs (breaking down)

Question 2

Tensión de gases en sangre arterial

Answer 2

Arterial blood gases; measures level of pH, carbon & oxygen in blood from artery

Question 3

Tinción fijada en ácido

Answer 3

Acid-fast stain; laboratory test that determines if a sample of tissue, blood, or other body substance is infected with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis and other illnesses.

Question 4

Estudio del flujo de sangre arterial en las venas

Answer 4

Arterial blood flow leg studies

Question 5

anisocitosis

Answer 5

anisocytosis; patient’s red blood cells are of unequal size. This is commonly found in anemia and other blood conditions.

Question 6

Prueba fetal de alpha-proteina

Answer 6

Alpha-fetoprotein test (AFP); Screen for problems in the baby during pregnancy

Question 7

Organos accesorios

Answer 7

accessory organs; an organ or other distinct collection of tissues that contributes to the function of another similar organ, such as the ocular muscles and eyelids, which contribute to the function of the eye.

Question 8

retención aguda

Answer 8

acute retention. Urethral stricture and acute or chronic urinary retention may occur when the muscles surrounding the urethra do not relax.

Question 9

afonía

Answer 9

aphonia. loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth.

Question 10

anastomosis

Answer 10

anastomosis. An anastomosis is a surgical connection between two structures.

Question 11

satirismo

Answer 11

Satyriasis; uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a man

Question 12

actina

Answer 12

actin; Actin is the most abundant protein in most eukaryotic cells. It is highly conserved and participates in more protein-protein interactions than any known protein.

Question 13

músculo papilar anterior

Answer 13

anterior papillary muscle; papillary muscles are muscles located in the ventricles of the heart

Question 14

Poliomielitis (Inactivada)

Answer 14

IPV; Inactivated Polio Vaccine

Question 15

Arterios-clerotica

Answer 15

Arteriosclerotic Psychosis; can either be acquired or it can be inherited. It results due to factors like ageing, excessive alcohol and nicotine use, and few other factors. The arteries that get predisposed genetically have less elastic, and they also have a thin surface.

Question 16

alvéolos

Answer 16

Alveoli

Question 17

Titer anticuerpo antinuclear

Answer 17

ANA titer; The antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is used as a primary test to help evaluate a person for autoimmune disorders that affect many tissues and organs throughout the body (systemic) and is most often used as one of the tests to help diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 18

artrodial

Answer 18

arthrodial; a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.

Question 19

retorcijones de barriga

Answer 19

abdominal cramps

Question 20

Fetichismo Transvestido

Answer 20

Transvestic fetishism

Question 21

Hepatitis inducida por el alcohol

Answer 21

Alcoholic Hepatitis

Question 22

Froterismo

Answer 22

Frotteurism; Frotteurism is a paraphilic interest in rubbing, usually one’s pelvic area or erect penis, against a non-consenting person for sexual pleasure. It may involve touching any part of the body, including the genital area.

Question 23

falta de menstruación

Answer 23

absent periods

Question 24

artografía

Answer 24

arthography

Question 25

desgaste

Answer 25

wearing away

Question 26

alvéolo

Answer 26

alveolus

Question 27

absceso cerebral

Answer 27

abscess in the brain

Question 28

amenorrea, o ausencia del período

Answer 28

amenorrhea

Question 29

Ampula de Vater

Answer 29

Ampulla of Vater; also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla,or as hepatopancreatic duct, is formed by the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct. The ampulla is specifically located at the major duodenal papilla.