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49 Cards in this Set
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la bisturí |
(n) scalpel
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la cirugía
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(n) surgery |
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el procedimiento
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(n) procedure (medical or surgical)
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la cirugía plástica
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(n phrase) plastic surgery
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el aumento de senos
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(n phrase) breast enlargement surgery
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la abdominoplastia
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(n) tummy-tuck
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la liposucción
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(n) liposuction
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la correción de nariz
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(n phrase) nose job
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el aborto
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(n) abortion (termination of pregnancy)
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el estiramiento facial (o de rostro)
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(n phrase) face-lift
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el estiramiento
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(n) act of stretching before exercise
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las lastimaduras por aplastamiento
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(n phrase) crushing injuries
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el transgénero
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(n) transgendered person
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un tabique nasal desviado
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(n phrase) deviated nasal septum
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la sanguijuela
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(n) leech, also a sponger
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tratar
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(v) = curar; treat, e.g., an illness
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el pronóstico
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(n) prognosis
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el entrenamiento
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(n) training (for using the toilet or a medical skill)
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reponerse
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(v) get well, recover, recuperate (after an illness or accident)
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la úlcera de decúbito (úlcera por presión)
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bedsore
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la llaga
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(n) sore
(=úlcera) |
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la prótesis
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(n) prosthesis |
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agudo(a)
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(adj) acute
("infarto _____ de miocardio") |
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la consulta
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(n) physician's office or practice
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la resaca
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(n) hangover after drinking binge (lit. undertow)
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el hachazo
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=resaca (lit. the blow of an axe, often said while hitting the edge of the palm against the forehead)
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descartar |
(v) rule out (a diagnosis) |
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el cartílago |
(n) cartilage |
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la coyuntura |
(n) =articulación (joint) |
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la luxación |
(n) dislocation |
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el dren |
(n) surgical drain (placed in a patient) |
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el desagüe |
(n) drain letting out waste water |
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la uña encarnada |
(n phrase) ingrown toenail |
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la prima |
(n) insurance premium |
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el conducto |
(n) channel, tube, conduit |
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el callos |
(n) callus |
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el empacho |
(n) "blocked intestine," a folk illness Cause: swallowed gum, poorly mixed formula, raw bananas, grape skins Sxs: vomiting, diarrhea, early saiety Rx: belly rubbing with oil or grease |
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la máscara quirúgica |
(n phrase) surgical mask |
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obstruir |
(v) obstruct |
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chueco(a) |
(adj) crooked (in reference to body parts: can refer to both bowlegs and knock-knees) |
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patituerto(a) |
(adj) bow-legged |
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patizambo(a) |
(adj) knock-kneed |
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posar |
(v) lodge, rest upon |
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el bloqeo intestinal |
(n phrase) = obstrucción intestinal |
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taponar |
(v) block, plug up (a drain or tube) |
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las pinzas |
(n pl) tweezers, forceps |
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escurrir |
(v) remove water by wringing or draining |
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la médula ósea |
(n phrase) bone marrow |
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el conducto lagrimal |
(n phrase) tear duct |
