630 APPENDIX G• Glossary of English-to-Spanish Translations
English Spanish Spanish Pronunciation
pancreas páncreas PAHN-kreh-ahs
paralysis parálisis pah-RAH-lee-sees
penis pene PEH-neh
perspiration perspiración pehr-spee-rah-see-OHN
pink rosada (female) roh-SAH-dah
rosado (male) roh-SAH-doh
pituitary pituitaria pee-too-ee-TAH-ree-ah
pneumonia pulmonía pool-moh-NEE-ah
pregnant embarazada ehm-bah-rah-SAH-dah
prostate próstata PROHS-tah-tah
protein proteína proh-teh-EE-nah
pulse pulso POOL-soh
rapid rápida (feminine) RAH-pee-dah
rápido (masculine) RAH-pee-doh
rectum recto REHK-toh
reduction reducción reh-dook-see-OHN
renal pelvis pelvis renal PEHL-bees reh-NAHL
retina retina reh-TEE-nah
retinitis retinitis reh-tee-NEE-tees
rhythm ritmo REET-moh
rib costilla coh-STEE-yah
sacrum sacro SAH-croh
sclera esclera es-KLEH-rah
seizure convulsion con-vuhl-see-OHN
OR
ataque de apoplejía ah-TAH-keh deh ah-pohp-leh-HEE-uh
sensation sensación sen-sah-see-OHN
sexual intercourse coito KOH-ee-toh
shoulder hombro OHM-broh
sigmoidoscopy sigmoidoscopia seeg-moh-ee-doh-SKOH-pee-ah
sinus seno SEH-noh
skin piel pee-EHL
slow lenta (feminine) LEHN-tah
lento (masculine) LEHN-toh
sore llaga YAH-gah
OR
úlcera OOL-seh-rah
spinal column espina dorsal ehs-PEE-nah dohr-SAHL
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