English-Spanish Dictionary

English-Spanish Dictionary

of Health Related Terms

Diccionario de T¨¦rminos

de Salud

en Espa?ol e Ingl¨¦s

California Office of Binational Border Health

ii

June 2003

For more information about this document, contact the following

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California-Mexico Health Initiative

California Policy Research Center

University of California Office of the President

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California Office of Binational Border Health

California Department of Health Services

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San Diego, CA 92138-5524

(619) 692-8472

Fax: (619) 692-8821



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................vii

Acknowledgements

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CHAPTER 1: The Human Body........................¡­.......................................1

Body parts........................................................................................................1

Circulatory System......................................¡­................................................3

Digestive System..............................................¡­...........................................3

Skeletal System...............................................................................................3

Reproductive System.......................................................................................3

Respiratory System..........................................................................................4

Urinary System................................................................................................4

Senses..............................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 2: Signs and Symptoms.............................................................5

? Vocabulary........................................................................................5

CHAPTER 3: Medical Examination..........................................................15

Personal Data.................................................................................................15

Medical History.............................................................................................15

General Instructions.......................................................................................16

CHAPTER 4: Institutions and Personnel..................................................17

Institutions and Clinics...................................................................................17

Hospital...........................................................................................................18

Personnel.........................................................................................................19

CHAPTER 5: Treatment Procedures, Instruments, Supplies and

Medications....................................................................................................20

Treatment and Procedures...............................................................................20

Instruments and Supplies.................................................................................21

Medications......................................................................................................22

Instructions on Taking Medications.................................................................23

CHAPTER 6: Communicable Diseases........................................................24

Immunizations and Vaccine Preventable Diseases..........................................24

? Diseases.......................................................................................24

? Vaccines......................................................................................25

? Vocabulary..................................................................................25

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)..............................................................27

? Diseases.......................................................................................27

? Vocabulary..................................................................................27

HIV/AIDS.........................................................................................................30

Tuberculosis (TB).............................................................................................31

Other communicable Diseases..........................................................................32

CHAPTER 7: Parasites, Insects and Some Animals....................................34

Internal Parasites................................................................................................34

External Parasites...............................................................................................35

Insects.................................................................................................................35

Some Animals....................................................................................................35

CHAPTER 8: Chronic Diseases.....................................................................36

Diabetes.............................................................................................................36.

Asthma...............................................................................................................37

Cancer................................................................................................................39

CHAPTER 9: Maternal and Child Health....................................................40

Pregnancy and Delivery....................................................................................40

Postpartum.........................................................................................................42

Infant Care.........................................................................................................43

CHAPTER 10: Family Planning....................................................................45

? Vocabulary..........................................................................................45

CHAPTER 11: Nutrition.................................................................................47

Fruits..................................................................................................................47

Vegetables and Legumes...................................................................................48

Meats.................................................................................................................50

Viscera...............................................................................................................50

Fish and Shellfish..............................................................................................50

Milk and Dairy Products...................................................................................51

Bread, Flour and Cereals...................................................................................52

Sugars and Sweets.............................................................................................53

Drinks................................................................................................................53

Fats and Oils......................................................................................................54

Nutritive Elements.............................................................................................54

Methods of Food Preparation............................................................................54

Nutritional Problems..........................................................................................55

Other Vocabulary...............................................................................................55

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