Medical Terminology Simplified

626 APPENDIX G• Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations

English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation

artery arteria ahr-TEH-ree-ah

arthritis artritis ahr-TREE-tees

asphyxia asfixia ahs-FEEK-see-ah

asthma asma AHS-mah

belch eructar eh-rook-TAHR

belly barriga bahr-REE-gah

benign benigno beh-NEEG-noh

birth nacimiento nah-see-mee-EHN-toh

black negra (feminine) NEH-grah

negro (masculine) NEH-groh

bladder vejiga beh-HEE-gah

blepharospasm blefaroespasmo bleh-fah-roh-ehs-PAHS-moh

blister ampolla am-PO-yah

blood sangre SAHN-greh

blood clot coágulo de sangre koh-AH-goo-loh deh SAHN-greh

blood pressure presión sanguínea preh-see-OHN san-GEE-neh-ah

blue azul ah-SOOL

bones huesos oo-EH-sohs

brain cerebro seh-REH-broh

breast pecho PEH-cho

breathe respirar rehs-pee-RAHR

breathing respiración rehs-pee-rah-see-OHN

bronchus bronquios BROHN-kee-ohs

brown marrón mahr-ROHN

OR

café cah-FAY

burn quemar keh-MAHR

calcium calcio KAHL-see-oh

calculus cálculo KAHL-coo-loh

capillary capilar kah-pee-LAHR

cartilage cartílago kahr-TEE-lah-goh

catheter catéter kah-TEH-tehr

catheterization cateterización kah-teh-teh-ree-sah-see-OHN

cerumen cera de los oídos CEH-rah deh lohs oh-EE-dohs

cervix cervix SERH-beex

cesarean section cesárea seh-SAH-reh-ah

chew masticar mahs-tee-KAHR

choroidopathy coroidopatía coh-roh-ee-doh-pah-TEE-ah

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