Vocab Bridging the gap Flashcards
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Acuity: clarity or clearness, especiallly of the vision
Agudeza, especialmente de la vision
Abrasion
Raspon
Advanced directive: a legal document created by an individula, stating the person’s wishes, during periods when the individual cannot make decisions for himself
Decision anticipada, mediante la cual el individuo da a concer sus deseos pertienentes a su atencion medica
aggravation
empeoramiento
afterbirth:
placenta and umbilical cord expelled from the uterus after childbirth.
postparto, secundinas, placenta y membranas que se expulsan despues del parto
aid codes
the two-digit number which indicates the aid category under which a person is elegible to receive Medi-Cal
ailment
a physical o mental disorder
albumin, protein
albumina, proteina
alpha-fetoprotein test
prueba de alfa-fetoproteina: para detectar ciertas enfermedades y tumores en el feto
outpatient
ambulatorio: cuidado para pacientes no hospitalizados
anaerobic
lacking molecular oxygen, growing, living, or occurring in the absence of molecular oxygen
anaerobico:
anaphylaxis
anafilaxia: alta sensibilidad a sustancias extrañas
aneurysm: say meaning in english
a sac formed in the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart.
angina
angina de pecho:
a severe constricting pain in the chest
angina pectoris
angina de pecho
a severe constricting pain in the chest, often extending from the chest to the left shoulder and down the arm, caused usually by heart disease
angiogram ?
angiograma:
an image of blood vessels created by injecting x-ray visible fluid into the blood
angio= blood+lymph vessels
gram= record
angiography ?
angiografia
imaging of blood vessels by following the injection of fluids visible by X-ray
angio=blood + lymph vessels
graphy=process of recording
antagonist ?
antagonista
a drug that counteracts or neutralizes another drug
una droga que contrarresta o neutraliza otra droga
anterograde ?
anterogrado
moving or extending foward
anuresis
anuria:
the inability to urinate
incapacidad de eliminar orina
anvil
yunque:
incus, small bone of the ear.
aphasia (afeisha)
afasia
defect or loss of the power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or of comprehending spoke or written language, due to injury or disease of the brain
a-=without
-phasia=speech
aplastic anemia ?
anemia aplastica
bone marrow disorder characterized by reduced red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
aqueous humor (aikuias)
humor acuoso
liquido trasnparente dentro del ojo