La Asistencia Médica: En El Consultorio Vocabulary

Key Terms

la herida: wound
la venda: bandage
la aguja: needle
la depresión: depression
la enfermedad: disease; illness
el malestar: discomfort
la obesidad: obesity
la respiración: breathing
la tensión (alta/baja): (high/low) blood pressure
el virus: virus
contagiarse: to become infected
desmayarse: to faint
empeorar: to get worse
estar resfriado/a: to have a cold
permanecer: to remain
ponerse bien/mal: to get well/sick
tener buen/mal aspecto: to look healthy/sick
agotado/a: exhausted
inflamado/a: inflamed
la alimentación: diet (nutrition)
la autoestima: self-esteem
el bienestar: well-being
el estado de ánimo: mood
adelgazar: to lose weight
descansar: to rest
engordar: to gain weight
estar a dieta: to be on a diet
mejorar(se): to improve
prevenir (e:ie): to prevent
relajarse: to relax
trasnochar: to stay up all night
la cirugía: surgery
el/la cirujano/a: surgeon
la consulta: doctor's appointment
los primeros auxilios: first aid
el analgésico: painkiller
el calmante: sedative; painkiller
los efectos secundarios: side effects
el jarabe: syrup
el tratamiento: treatment
la vacuna: vaccine
la venda: bandage
el yeso: cast
curarse: to be cured
recuperarse: to recover
sanar: to cure
tratar: to treat
vacunar(se): to vaccinate/to get vaccinated
curativo/a: healing
la gripe: flu

Vocabulary Practice

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