S
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| sad; sadness | triste (m/f) tristeza (f) | |
| salivation | salivación (f) | |
| salmonella | salmonela (f) | |
| sane; sanity | sano/a; sanidad (f) | |
| sanitary | sanitario/a | |
| sarcoma | sarcoma (m) | |
| scab | costra, postilla (f) | |
| scabies | sarna (f) | |
| scald | escaldadura (f) | |
| scar | cicatriz (f) | |
| scared | asustado/a, tener miedo | |
| scarlet fever | escarlatina (f) | |
| schistosomiasis | esquistosomiasis, bilharzia (f) | |
| schizophrenia | esquizofrenia (f) | |
| sciatica | ciática (f) | |
| sclerosis | esclerosis (f) | |
| scratch | raspadura (f), rasguño (m) | |
| scurvy | escorbuto (m) | |
| seasickness | mareo (m) | |
| secretion | secreción (f) | |
| senile | senil (m/f) | |
| sensation | sensación (f) | |
| sensitive | sensitivo/a, sensible (m/f) | |
| septic anemia | septicemia (f) | |
| severe | severo/a, grave (m/f) | |
| sex | sexo (m) | |
| shigella | shigela (f) | |
| shock | shock, choque (m) | |
| short (height) | bajo/a | chaparro/a |
| sick; sickness | enfermo/a, mal, enfermedad (f) | malo/a |
| sign | signo (m), seña (f) | |
| silicosis | silicosis (f) | |
| sinus congestion | congestión nasal (f) | nariz tapada (f) |
| sinusitis | sinusitis (f) | |
| skinny | flaco/a | |
| sleeping sickness | enfermedad del sueño (f) | |
| sleepy | (tener) sueño | |
| slipped disc | disco desplazado /zafado (m) | |
| small pox | viruela, viruela negra (f) | |
| smelly | oloroso/a | |
| snakebite | mordedura de serpiente (f) | |
| sneeze | estornudo (m) | |
| somnambulism | sonambulismo (m) | |
| sore (sensation) | sensitivo/a, sensible (m/f) | |
| sore throat | dolor de garganta (m) | |
| sores | llagas, erupciones (f) | |
| spasm | espasmo (m) | |
| speech impediment | impedimento del habla (m) | |
| spot | mancha (f) | |
| sprain; sprained | torcedura (f); torcido/a | |
| sputum | esputo, escupo (m), flema (f) | |
| stable | estable (m/f) | |
| stammering | tartamudeo (m) | |
| starving | muriéndose de hambre | |
| sterile | esterilidad (f) | |
| sterility | tieso/a; rigidez, tiesura (f) | |
| stiff; stiffness | torcedura del cuello (f), tortícolis (m) | |
| stiff neck | nacido/a muerto/a | |
| stillborn | dolor de estómago (m) | |
| stomach ache | retortijón (m) | |
| stomach cramp | heces, materia fecal (f) | popó (m) |
| stool | estreptococo (m) | |
| streptococcus | stress (m) | |
| stress | accidente vascular cerebral, | ataque (m) |
| stroke | derrame cerebral (m) | |
| stutterer | tartamudo/a | tartajo/a |
| sty | orzuelo (m), perrilla (f) | escupelo (m) |
| suffering | sufrimiento (m) | |
| sufficiency | suficiencia (f) | |
| suffocation | sofocación (f) | |
| suicide | suicidio (m) | |
| sunburn | quemado/a por el sol | |
| sunstroke | insolación (f) | |
| susceptible | susceptible | |
| suspicious | sospechoso/a | |
| symptom | síntoma (m) | |
| syndrome | síndrome (m) | |
| synovitis | sinovitis (f) | |
| syphilis | sífilis (f) | |
| sweat | sudor (m) | |
| swelling; swollen | hinchazón, inflamación (f); hinchado/a, inflamado/a |
T
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| tachycardia | taquicardia (f) | |
| tape worm | solitaria (f) | lombriz (f) |
| tartar (of teeth) | sarro (m) | |
| tattoo | tatuaje (m) | |
| tear (cry) | lágrima (f) | |
| teething | dentición (f) | |
| temperature | temperatura (f) | |
| tendency | tendencia (f) | |
| tender | tierno/a, sensitivo/a | |
| tendinitis | tendinitis (f) | |
| tension | tensión (f) | |
| tetanus | tétano (m) | |
| thin | delgado/a | |
| thirst; thirsty | sed (f); (tener) sed | |
| thoracic pain | dolor torácico (m) | |
| throbbing | latiendo | |
| thrombosis | trombosis (f) | |
| thrush | afta (f) | |
| thyroiditis | tiroiditis (f) | |
| tic | tic nervioso (m) | |
| tick (insect) | garrapata (f) | |
| tingling (sensation) | hormigueo (m) | |
| tired; tiredness | cansado/a; cansancio (m), fatiga (f) | |
| tolerant; tolerance | tolerante (m/f); tolerancia (f) | |
| tonsilitis | amigdalitis (f) | |
| toothache | dolor de muela (m) | |
| tooth decay (cavities) | caries (f) | |
| toxemia | toxemia (f) | |
| toxic | tóxico/a, venenoso/a | |
| trachoma | tracoma (f) | |
| tradition | tradición, costumbre (f) | |
| tragic; tragedy | trágico/a; tragedia (f) | |
| tranquil | tranquilo/a | |
| trauma | trauma (m) | |
| trembling | (estar) temblando | |
| tremor | temblor (m) | |
| trichinosis | triquinosis (f) | |
| tubal pregnancy | embarazo tubárico (m) | |
| tuberculosis/TB | tuberculosis (f), TB | |
| tumor | tumor (m) | |
| turgid | turgente (m/f) | |
| tympanitis | timpanitis (f) | |
| typhoid fever | fiebre tifoidea (f) | |
| typhus | tifus (m) |
U
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| ulcer; ulceration | úlcera (f); ulceración (f) | |
| unbearable | insoportable (m/f) | |
| uncomfortable | incómodo/a | |
| unconscious; unconsciousness | inconsciente, insensible (m/f); pérdida del conocimiento (f) | |
| undernourished | desnutrido/a; malnutrido/a | |
| undulant fever | fiebre ondulante (f) | |
| unknown | desconocido/a | |
| unpleasant | desagradable (m/f) | |
| uremia | uremia (f) | |
| urethritis | uretritis (f) | |
| urgent; urgency | urgente (m/f);.urgencia (f) | |
| urinary tract infection | infección urinaria (f) |
V
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| vacant | vacante (m/f) | |
| vaginitis | vaginitis (f) | |
| variation; variable | varinción (f); variable (m/f) | |
| varicose veins | varices, venas varicosas (f) | |
| vegetarian | vegetariano/a enfermedad venrea (f) | |
| venereal disease | veneno (m) | |
| venom | vértigo (m) | |
| vertigo | víctima (f) | |
| victim | virgen (f); virginidad (f) | |
| virgin; virginity | virilidad (f) | |
| virility | virus (m) | |
| virus | viscosidad (f) | |
| viscosity | visión (f); visible (m/f) | |
| vision; visible | vitalidad (f) | |
| vitality | signos vitales (m) | |
| vital signs | vómito (m) | |
| vomit | vulnerable (m/f) | |
| vulnerable |
W
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| wart | verruga (f), mezquino (m) | |
| weak; weakness | débil (m/f); debilidad (f) | |
| weaning (process) | destete (m) | |
| weight | peso (m) | |
| weight gain | ganar/aumentar peso | |
| weight lose; loss | bajar/perder peso; pérdida de peso (f) | |
| well (healthy) | (estar) bien, sano/a | |
| wet | mojado/a | |
| whipworm | tricocéfalo (m) | |
| whooping cough | tos ferina (f) | |
| worm | lombriz (f) | |
| wound | herida, lesión (f) |
Y
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| yellow fever | fiebre amarilla (f) | |
| young; youth | joven (m/f); juventud (f) |
X
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| xenophobia | xenofobia (f) | |
| xerophthalmia | xeroftalmia (f) |