English Vocabulary

English Vocabulary
Chronic: long-lasting
Cronico: larga duracion
Airway: the passage through the mouth and throat that carries air to the lungs
vía aérea: el pasaje de aire entre la garganta y los pulmones
Cough: to force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short, loud sound
Tos: movimiento convulsivo y sonoro del aparato respiratorio
Mucous: a slippery lubricant and protective substance
Mucosa: semejante al moco o membrana que lubrica la vía aérea
Asthma: a medical condition that
makes breathing difficult by causing the air passages to become narrow or blocked
Asma:
enfermedad de los bronquios, caracterizada por accesos ordinariamente nocturnos e infebriles, con r
espiración difícil y anhelante, tos, expectoración escasa y espumosa, y silbidos respiratorios.
Diabetes: chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar.
Diabetes: enfermedad metabólica producida por deficiencias en la cantidad de la utilización de la
insulina, produciendo un exceso de mucosa en la sangre
Blood vessels: any of the tubes through which blood flows in the body
Vasos sanguíneos: tubos huecos como cañería que transportan sangre
Diagnosis: a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it
Diagnóstico: un juicio sobre lo que es la enfermedad o problema particular después de examinarlo
Neuropathy: nerve damage affecting sensation, movement, and organ function.
neuropatía: daño o enfermedad que afecta los nervios
Balanced diet: a combination of the correct types and amounts of food
Dieta balanceada: combinación correcta de diferentes tipos de comida
Spoiled: destroyed, damaged, or no longer able to be used
Destruido: deshacer o inutilizar algo no material
Symptoms: any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease
síntomas: cualquier sentimiento de enfermedad o cambio físico causado por una enfermedad en
particular
Prevalence: the fact that something is very common or happens often
Prevalencia: que es común.
Wheeze: to make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty
Sibilancia:
sonido agudo al paso del aire por los conductos respiratorios, debido a un estrechamiento bronquial.
Prevention: the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from doing
something
Prevención: acto de impedir que algo suceda o de impedir que alguien haga algo
Gallstones: a small piece of hard material that sometimes forms in the gall bladder
Litos biliares: pequeño trozo de material duro que a veces se forma en la vesícula biliar
Treatment: the use of drugs, exercises, etc. To cure a person of an illness or injury
Tratamiento: conjunto de medios que se emplean para curar o aliviar una enfermedad.
Prognosis: a doctor's judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease or of
the chances of getting better
Pronostico: predecir algo futuro a partir de indicios.
Surgery:the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and rem
oving or repairing the damaged part
Cirugía: especialidad médica que tiene por objeto curar operando la parte dañada del cuerpo.
Pain: a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness
Dolor: sensación molesta y aflictiva de una parte del cuerpo por causa interior o exterior.
Sentimiento de Pena y congoja.
Hypertension: a medical condition in which your blood pressure is extremely high
hipertensión: tensión excesivamente alta de la sangre.
Epidemiology: the scientific study of diseases and how they are found, spread,
and controlled in groups of people
Epidemiologia: tratado de las epidemias. La epidemiología es la ciencia biomédica que se encarga
de estudiar la distribución, frecuencia y condicionantes para la aparición y la progresión de una
enfermedad, y a continuación vamos a ver más en profundidad de qué se trata.
Health: the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being
well
Salud: estado en que el ser orgánico ejerce normalmente todas sus funciones.
Asymptomatic: showing no symptoms of a particular disease
Asintomático: que no presenta síntomas
Stroke: a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of
the ability to move particular parts of the body
Accidente cerebro vascular:
Bleeding: the process of losing blood from the body.
Sangrado:
Headache: a pain you feel inside your head
Cefalea:
Smoking: the action of smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc.
Fumar:
Average: the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by
the number of amounts
Promedio:
Tbi: any type of trauma to the brain, the scalp or skull.
TCE:
Damage: to harm or spoil something
Daño:
Concussion: temporary damage to the brain caused by a fall or hit on the head or by violent shaking
Contusion:
Amnesia: a medical condition that makes you unable to remember things
Amnesia:
Illness: a disease of the body or mind
Enfermedad:
Cpr: a method used to keep someone alive in a medical emergency, in which you blow into the
person's mouth then press on their chest and then repeat the process
CPR:
Life-saving: done to prevent someone from dying
Salvamento:
Survive: to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying
Sobrevivir:
Guideline: information intended to advise people on how something should be done or what
something should be
Lineamientos:
Opportune: happening at a time that is likely to produce success or is convenient
Oportuno:
References
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 Cambridge Dictionary | English Dictionary, Translations & Thesaurus

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