Terms Flashcards

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  1. vesicula biliar // vejiga
  2. mejilla//mentón
  3. hombro
  4. talón
  5. nalgas
  6. antebrazo
  7. codo
  8. muñeca
  9. diente//dientes
  10. frente
  11. intestino grueso/delgado
A
  1. gallbladder // bladder
  2. cheek//chin
  3. shoulder
  4. heel
  5. buttocks
  6. forearm
  7. elbow
  8. wrist
  9. teeth//tooth
  10. forehead
  11. large (BOWEL)//small intestine
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2
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quitar

A

remove

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3
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raspado

A

scraped away

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absceso
hinchazón, bulto, tumefación

A

abscess: swelling filled with pus

SWELLING, bump, lump

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5
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torrente sanguíneo

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bloodstream

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6
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espinillas

A

pimples

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7
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picor

A

itching

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8
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escalofríos

A

shaking CHILLS

  • escalofríos: chills
  • temblar: shiver
  • agitar botella, sacudias: shaking
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estornudos

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sneezing

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10
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dolor de barriga/cabeza

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stomachache, headache

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crecimiento

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growth (acromegaly)

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12
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HIV

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
contagious illness that results in decreased ability of the body to protect itself from other illnesses

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coagulación
coágulo
tromboembolismo

A

clotting
cot
thromboembolism

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14
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principio activo
nombre comercial
genérico

A

active ingredient
brand name
chemical name

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15
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agudo/crónico

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acute/chronic

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16
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Addison’s disease

A

serious disorder in which there is decreased cortisol and
aldosterone in the body, resulting in weakness, low blood
pressure, and other serious problems

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17
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hipofisis

A

hypophysis

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18
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adenoidectomia

A

adenoidectomy

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19
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garganta

A

throat

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20
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glándulas que COMBATEN la infección

A

infection- FIGHTING glands in the back of the

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21
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acelera

A

speed up

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22
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inflamación

A

inflammation

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23
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capa exterior

A

outer layer

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adverso, lesivo, nocivo
Reacción Adversa Medicamentosa

A

adverse, harmful, noxious
Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR)

  • OBnoxious: desagradable
  • Gross: persona desagradable
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25
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puede no estar establecida

A

may not be established

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26
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descartar, excluir

A

ruled out

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27
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en relacion con

A

Regarding

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28
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resultado

A

outcome

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29
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alopecia

A

baldness (alopecia)

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30
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espina bifida

A

spina bifida

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31
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amenorrea

A

amenorrhea

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32
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amniocentesis

A

amniocentesis

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33
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útero

A

womb
uterus

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34
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anfetaminas

A

amphetamines

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35
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aliviar el dolor

A

relieve pain

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36
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anafiláctico

A

anaphylactic

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37
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anestésico

A

anesthetic

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38
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angina de pecho
dolor torácico

A

angina pectoris
chest pain

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39
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vasos sanguíneos / linfáticos

A

blood vessels / lymph vessels

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40
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cirugía para abrir un vaso sanguíneo estrecho

A

angioplasty
surgery to open up a NARROW blood vessel

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41
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suturar

A

stitching

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42
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doblado, torcido

A

bent
angled

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43
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analgesico

A

analgesic

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44
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antiácido
anorexia nerviosa

A

antacid
anorexia nervosa

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45
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rigidez articular

A

joint stiffness

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46
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espondilitis anquilosante

A

ankylosing spondylitis

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47
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antiarrítmico
antídoto

A

antiarrhythmic
antidote

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48
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ralentizar, ir más despacio, frenar

A

slow down

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49
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anticonvulsivante
antidiarréico
antiprurito

A

anticonvulsant
antidiarrheal
antipruritic

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50
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apendicectomía
apendicitis

A

appendectomy
appendicitis

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51
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arritmia
astralgia
artritis
asfixia
asma
cirrosis

A

arrhythmia

aRthralgia

arthritis
asphyxia
asthma
cirrhosis

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52
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autoinmune

A

autoimmune

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53
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barbitúricos

A

barbiturates

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54
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biopsia de médula ósea

A

bone marrow biopsy

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55
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bronquitis
broncodilatador

A

bronchitis
bronchoconstrictor
bronchodilator

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56
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juanete

A

bunion

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57
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bypass

A

an artificial PASSAWAY from one blood vessel to another to get around a blood clot

  • pasadizo, pasillo, conducto
  • to GET AROUND: moverse/desplazarse, evitar/eludir
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58
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cafe

A

coffee
caffeine

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59
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quimio
radio

A

chemotherapy
radiotherapy

60
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forúnculo/flemon
carbuncle

A

boils
group of boils on the skin

En plural, boilS= HERVIR

61
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marcapasos

A

pacemaker

62
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Sd Túnel carpiano

A

carpal tunnel syndrome

63
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catéter

A

catheter

64
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SNCentral

A

central nervous system
(CNS)

65
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clamidia

A

chlamydia

66
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colecistectomía
piedras en la vesícula
cromosomas

A

cholecystectomy
cholelithiasis
chromosomes

67
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EPOC

A

chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
(COPD)

68
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cicatriz

A

cicatrix
scar

69
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clavícula

A

collarbone
clavicle

70
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labio leporino
paladar hendido

A

cleft lip
cleft palate

71
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hendido

A

cleft

72
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tejado, techo

A

roof

73
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conmoción cerebral
pérdida de conocimiento
golpe en la cabeza
TCE

A

CONCUSSION
unconsciousness
BLOW TO THE head
cranioencephalic trauma

74
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divulgar, revelar info

A

disclosure

75
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tejido conectivo

A

coNNective tissue

76
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convulsion, crisis epiléptica

A

seizure

77
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cráneo

A

skull

78
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crup
tos

A

croup
cough

79
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cistocele
dacriocistitis

A

cystocele
dacryocystitis

80
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desfibrilación

A

defibrillation

81
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epiglotis

A

epiglottis

82
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eritema

A

erythema

83
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gota

A

gout

84
Q

hemiparesia // hemiplejia

A

hemiparesis // hemiplegia
muscle weakness

85
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hemorragia
heorroidectomía

A

hemorrhage
hemorrhoidectomy

86
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orzuelo

A

hordeolum

87
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hipo

A

hiccup

88
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hipotiroidismo

A

hypothyroidism

89
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ictericia

A

jaundice

90
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yeyuno

A

jejunum

91
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cifosis
chepa

A

kyphosis
hunchback

92
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laringitis
laringe
parálisis
faringe (garganta)

A

laryngitis
larynx
paralysis
pharyng (throat)

93
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menstruación

A

menses
menstruation

94
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migraña

A

migraine

95
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aborto (involuntario)

A

miscarriage

96
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efecto residual

A

Carryover Effect

97
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cateter

A

catheter

98
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Ictus

A

stroke
cerebrovascular
accident (CVA)

99
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prueba cruzada (sangre)

A

crossmatch

100
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Cushing’s syndrome

A

disorder caused by too much of the adrenal hormones or longtime use of cortisonetype drugs in which there are many symptoms, including a fat, round face and weakness

101
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cianosis
cistectomía

A

cyanosis
cystectomy

102
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demencia

A

dementia

103
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depresor (fármaco)
tranquilizante

A

depressant
tranquilizer

104
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independiente, separado

A

detached

105
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diabetes insipidus

A

excessive discharge of urine from the body caused by a deficiency in the quantity of antidiuretic hormone being produced in the body

106
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diabetes mellitus

A

disorder in which there is decreased insulin in the body or the body’s insulin is not effective, resulting in high blood sugar, increased thirst and urine, and many other
side effects

107
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diafragma

A

diaphragm

108
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diarrea

A

diarrhea

109
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dispepsia

A

dyspepsia

110
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ecocardiograma

A

echocardiogram

111
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azúcar en sangre en ayunas

A

fasting blood sugar

112
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marcha. forma de andar

A

gait

113
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glucosuria

A

glycosuria

114
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linfocito

A

lymphocyte

115
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Meniere’s disease

A

disorder of the inner ear in which there is dizziness, ringing in the ears, and loss of hearing

116
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obstructive sleep apnea

A

breathing problems while sleeping because the airways collapse or get closed off

117
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exterior, medio, interior

A

outer, middle, inner

118
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grueso
fino

A

thick
thin

119
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pálido
palidez

A

pale
pallor

120
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paraplegia

A

paraplegia

121
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Parkinson’s disease

A

disorder of the central nervous system, seen usually in older persons, in which there is muscle weakness, trembling, sweating

122
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pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

A

infection of any of the female reproductive organs inside the pelvic space, including the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries

123
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penincilina

A

peniciLLin

124
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plaquetas

A

platelets

125
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poliomelitis

A

poliomyelitis

126
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embarazo

A

pregnancy

127
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pronóstico

A

prognosis

128
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remisión

A

remission

129
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rinitis

A

rhinitis

130
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ciática

A

sciatica

131
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sarna

A

scabies (*escabiosis)

132
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rascar, arañar

A

scratch

133
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culebrilla

A

shingles (VVZ)

134
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ampolla (farmaco)

A

blister (fármaco//derma)

135
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falciforme (hoz)

A

sickle

136
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efecto secundario

A

side effect

137
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hernia discal

A

slipped disk

138
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protusión

A

bulging out

139
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pinzamiento raíces nerviosas

A

pinched nerve roots

140
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almohadilla

A

pad

141
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liso
rugoso

A

smooth
rough

142
Q

heces

A

stool

143
Q

glándula tiroides

A

thyroid gland

144
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amígdala
Cx

A

tonsil
tonsiLLectomy

145
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roncha

A

wheal
welt

146
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tráquea

A

windpipe
trachea (tracheitis)