M
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| magnesia | magnesia (f) | |
| massage | masaje (m) | |
| mastectomy | mastectomía (f) | |
| mebendazol | mebendazole (m) | |
| medicine | medicina (f) | |
| melamine | melamina (f) | |
| menthol | mentol (m) | |
| mercurachrome | mercurio cromo (m) | |
| merthiolate | mertiolate (m) | |
| mescaline | mescalina (f) | |
| milk of magnesia | leche de magnesia (f) | |
| miracle | milagro (m) | |
| moderation | moderación (f) | |
| morphine | morfina (f) | |
| mouth wash | lavado bucal (m), gárgara (f) | |
| mylanta | mylanta |
N
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| narcotic | narcótico (m) | |
| neoplasm | neoplasma (m) | tumor (m) |
| novocaine | novocaína (f) | |
| nutrition | nutrición (f) |
O
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| observation | observación (f) | |
| ointment | ungüento (m), pomada (f) | |
| operation | operación (f) | |
| oral | oral (m/f) | |
| oral rehydration salts (ORS) | sales de rehidratación oral (f) | |
| oral rehydration solution | suero (m) | |
| oral rehydration therapy (ORT) | terapia de rehidratación oral (f) | |
| oxygen | oxígeno (m) |
P
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| pacifier | chupete (m) | pepe (m) |
| palpitation | palpitación (f) | |
| pap smear | papanicolau (m) | |
| paregoric | paregórico (m) | |
| pasteurized | pasteurizado/a | |
| penicillin | penicilina (f) | |
| peroxide | agua oxigenada (f) | |
| physical examination | examen físico (m) | |
| pill | pastilla, grajea (f), comprimido (m) | |
| piperazine | piperazina (f) | |
| plasma | plasma (m) | |
| plastic surgery | cirujía plástica (f) | |
| pomade | pomada (f) | |
| postnatal care | control/cuidado postnatal (m) | |
| potion | poción (f) | |
| poultice | emplaste (m) | |
| prenatal care | control/cuidado prenatal (m) | |
| prescription | receta (f) | |
| pressure | presión (f) | |
| preventive; prevention | preventivo/a; prevención (f) | |
| preventive medicine | medicina preventiva (f) | |
| primaquine | primaquina (f) | |
| privation | privación (f) | |
| procedure | procedimiento (m) | |
| progesterone | progesterona (f) | |
| proof | prueba (f) | |
| prophylaxis; prophylactic | profilaxis (f); profiláctico/a | |
| protoplasm | protoplasma (m) | |
| psychoanalysis | psicoanálisis (m) | |
| public health | salud pública (f) | |
| purgative | purgante (m) | |
| purge | purga (f) |
Q
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| quarantine | cuarentena (f) | |
| quinine | quinina (f) |
R
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| radiation | radiación (f) | |
| radium | radio (m) | |
| ration | ración (f) | |
| rectal | rectal (m/f) | |
| rehabilitation | rehabilitación (f) | |
| rehydration | rehidratación (f) | |
| remedy | remedio (m) | |
| resuscitation | resucitación (f) | |
| rhythm method | método del ritmo (m) | |
| root canal | canal radicular (m) | |
| routine | rutina (f) | |
| rub-down | fricción (f) |
S
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| salve | pomada (f) | |
| sample | muestra (f) | |
| sanitary | sanitario/a | |
| schedule | horario (m) | |
| sedative | sedativo, calmante (m) | |
| series | serie (f) | |
| serum | suero (m) | |
| silver nitrate | nitrato de plata (m) | |
| solution | solución (f) | |
| specimen | muestra (f) | |
| STAT | ya, inmediatamente, STAT | |
| steam | vapor (m) | |
| sterile; sterilized; sterilization | estéril (m/f); esterilizado/a; esterilización (f) | |
| stimulant | estimulante (m) | |
| stitches | suturas (f) | puntos (m) |
| streptomycin | estreptomicina (f) | |
| strychnine | estricnina (f) | |
| subcutaneous | subcutáneo/a | |
| suntan lotion | loción para el sol (f) | |
| suppository | supositorio (m) | |
| surgery | cirugía (f) | |
| suspension | suspensión (f) | |
| sutures | suturas (f) | puntos (m) |
T
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| tablet | tableta, pastilla (f), comprimido (m) | |
| tampon | tampón (m) | tampax (m) |
| terramycin | terramicina (f) | |
| test | examen (m), prueba (f) | |
| tetracycline | tetraciclina (f) | |
| tetramycin | tetramicina (f) | |
| theory | teoría (f) | |
| therapy; therapeutic | terapia (f); terapéutico/a | |
| thyroidectomy | tiroidectomía (f) | |
| tomography | tomografía (f) | |
| tonic | tónico, reconstituyente (m) | |
| tourniquet | torniquete (m) | |
| tracheotomy | traqueotomía (f) | |
| traction | tracción (f) | |
| tranquilizer | calmante, tranquilizante (m) | |
| transfusion | transfusión (f) | |
| treatment | tratamiento (m) | |
| tuberculin test | prueba tuberculina (f), PPD |
U
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| unguent | ungüento (m) | |
| upside down | al revés | |
| urinalysis | análisis de orina (m) |
V
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| vaccination | vacunación (f) | |
| vaccine | vacuna (f) | |
| vaginal | vaginal (m/f) | |
| valium | valium (m) | |
| vasectomy | vasectomía (f) | |
| vaseline | vaselina (f) | |
| ventilation | ventilación (f) | |
| vinager | vinagre (m) | |
| violet water | violeta de genciana (f) | |
| vital signs (to take) | (tomar) los signos/las señas vitales | |
| vitamin | vitamina (f) | |
| vomitive | vomitivo (m) |
W
English |
Spanish |
Slang/"Modismos" |
| witchcraft | brujería (f) |