English-Spanish medical phrases
This phrasebook of emergency medical phrases was produced using Microsoft Translator.
See http://www.davecurtis.net/phrasebook for further information.
Disclaimer: The translations are generated automatically and no guarantee is given as to their accuracy.
The translations are produced from single words or short phrases so they are not always appropriate
to the context. However hopefully they may be useful in emergency in order to provide a little bit of information about medical problems.
Copyright Dave Curtis 2013.
Contents
Seeing a doctor
Getting to be seen
Getting treatment
Current medical problems
Current diseases
Current medication
Words to describe symptoms
Injury
Pain
Bleeding
Parts of the body
Specific complaints
General symptoms
Breathing
Heart
Digestion
Urinary system
Reproductive system
Nervous system
Mental health
Index
Seeing a doctor
Getting to be seen - Llegar a verse
I feel unwell. - Me siento mal.
I need to see a doctor. - Necesito ver a un médico.
I need to see a nurse. - Necesito ver a una enfermera.
I need to go to hospital. - Tengo que ir al hospital.
I need to be admitted to hospital. - Tengo que ser ingresados en hospitales.
I want to arrange to return for health treatment in my own country. - Quiero arreglar para volver para el tratamiento de la salud en mi país.
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Getting treatment - Tratamiento
I have health insurance. - Tengo seguro de salud.
Here is my health insurance policy. - Aquí está mi póliza de seguro de salud.
I do not have health insurance. - No tengo seguro médico.
Can I pay by credit card? - ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?
Please give me a letter for my own doctor. - Por favor déme una carta de mi médico.
Please tell me where I can take this prescription. - Por favor decirme donde puedo tomar esta receta.
Do I have to come into hospital. - ¿tengo que entrar en el hospital.
Do I have to come back to see you again? - ¿tengo que volver a verte de nuevo?
Please write down the instructions for the medicine. - Por favor escriba las instrucciones para la medicina.
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Current medical problems
Current diseases - Enfermedades actuales
I have asthma. - Tengo asma.
I have chronic bronchitis. - Tengo bronquitis crónica.
I have heart disease. - Tengo enfermedad cardíaca.
I have heart failure. - Tengo insuficiencia cardiaca.
I have angina. - Tiene angina de pecho.
I have epilepsy. - Tengo epilepsia.
I have cancer. - Tengo cáncer.
I have leukaemia. - Tengo Leucemia.
I have lymphoma. - Tengo linfoma.
I have HIV. - Tengo VIH.
I have diabetes. - Tengo diabetes.
I have rheumatoid arthritis. - Yo tengo artritis reumatoidea.
I have sickle cell disease. - Tengo la enfermedad de células falciformes.
I have thalassaemia. - Tengo talasemia.
I have depression. - Tengo depresión.
I have schizophrenia. - Tengo esquizofrenia.
I have manic depression. - Tengo depresión maníaca.
I have bipolar disorder. - Tengo trastorno bipolar.
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Current medication - Medicación actual
This is my medication. - Se trata de mi medicamento.
I take these tablets once a day. - Tomar estas pastillas una vez al día.
I take these tablets twice a day. - Tomar estas pastillas dos veces al día.
It is important that I take these tablets every day. - Es importante que tome estas pastillas todos los días.
I have been taking these tablets for two weeks. - He estado tomando estas pastillas durante dos semanas.
I have been taking these tablets for two years. - He estado tomando estas pastillas durante dos años.
I need more of this medicine. - Necesito más de este medicamento.
I need more of these tablets. - Necesito más de estos comprimidos.
I took too many of these tablets. - Tomé demasiados de estos comprimidos.
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Words to describe symptoms
Injury - Lesiones
I was injured. - Me lesioné.
Somebody hit me. - Alguien me golpeó.
Somebody stabbed me. - Alguien me apuñaló.
I was hit by a car. - Yo fui atropellado por un coche.
I was bitten by an insect. - Me fui mordido por un insecto.
I was bitten by a dog. - Yo fui mordido por un perro.
I fell. - Caí.
I fell off a bicycle. - Cayó de una bicicleta.
I fell off a motorbike. - Cayó de una moto.
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Pain - Dolor
I have a pain here. - Tengo un dolor aquí.
It hurts here. - Me duele aquí.
The pain starts here and it goes to here. - El dolor comienza aquí y va aquí.
The pain is there all the time. - El dolor está allí todo el tiempo.
The pain comes and goes. - El dolor viene y va.
It hurts when I touch it. - Duele cuando lo toco.
It is worse when I am standing up. - Es peor cuando estoy parado para arriba.
It is worse when I am lying down. - Es peor cuando estoy acostado.
The pain feels like a burning pain. - El dolor se siente como un dolor ardiente.
The pain is a sharp pain. - El dolor es un dolor agudo.
The pain feels like it is squeezing. - El dolor se siente como es exprimir.
It is a crushing pain. - Es un dolor aplastante.
The pain feels like something is pushing down on me. - El dolor se siente como algo está empujando hacia abajo sobre mí.
The pain has been there for one day. - El dolor ha estado allí durante un día.
The pain has been there for two days. - El dolor ha estado ahí durante dos días.
The pain has been there for one week. - El dolor ha estado allí durante una semana.
The pain started suddenly. - El dolor comenzó repentinamente.
The pain began gradually. - El dolor comenzó poco a poco.
I have had this pain before. - He tenido este dolor antes.
I have never had this pain before. - Nunca he tenido este dolor antes.
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Bleeding - Sangrado
I am bleeding. - Yo estoy sangrando.
There is blood in my urine. - Hay sangre en la orina.
There is blood in my faeces. - Hay sangre en mis heces.
There is blood in my vomit. - Hay sangre en mi vómito.
I cough up blood. - Presenta expectoración con sangre.
There is blood in my sputum. - Hay sangre en mi esputo.
I had a nosebleed. - Tuve una hemorragia nasal.
I am bleeding from my anus. - Yo estoy sangrando por mi ano.
I am bleeding between my periods. - Yo estoy sangrando entre mis periodos.
My periods finished a few years ago but I am bleeding again. - Mis periodos terminado hace unos años pero estoy sangrando otra vez.
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Parts of the body - Partes del cuerpo
My head. - Mi cabeza.
My eye. - Mi ojo.
My ear. - Mi oído.
My mouth. - Mi boca.
My face. - Mi cara.
My neck. - Mi cuello.
My shoulder. - Mi hombro.
My elbow. - Mi codo.
My hip. - Mi cadera.
My knee. - Mi rodilla.
My ankle. - Mi tobillo.
My foot. - Mi pie.
My arm. - Mi brazo.
My leg. - Mi pierna.
My hand. - Mi mano.
My finger. - Mi dedo.
My toe. - Mi dedo del pie.
My chest. - Mi pecho.
My stomach. - Mi estómago.
My heart. - Corazón mío.
My lung. - Mi pulmón.
My throat. - Mi garganta.
My brain. - Mi cerebro.
My kidney. - Mi riñón.
My liver. - Mi hígado.
My intestine. - Mi intestino.
My bowel. - Mi intestino.
My rectum. - Mi recto.
My anus. - Mi ano.
My spleen. - Mi bazo.
My uterus. - Mi útero.
My ovary. - Mi ovario.
My vagina. - Mi vagina.
My testis. - Mis testículos.
My penis. - Mi pene.
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Specific complaints
General symptoms - Síntomas generales
I feel ill. - Me siento enfermo.
I have a fever. - Tengo fiebre.
I have been sweating a lot. - Yo he sido sudar mucho.
I feel cold. - Siento frío.
I have been shaking. - Yo he sido sacudida.
I feel tired. - Me siento cansado.
I feel faint. - Me siento débil.
I feel dizzy. - Me siento mareado.
I had a fit. - Tuve un ajuste.
I fainted. - Me desmayé.
I was unconscious. - Yo estaba inconsciente.
I fell over. - Cayó.
I had a fit and I was shaking. - Tuve un ajuste y yo temblaba.
I had a fit and I urinated. - Tuve un ajuste y orinó.
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Breathing - Respiración
I have difficulty breathing. - Tengo dificultad para respirar.
It feels like I can't breathe. - Se siente como si yo no puedo respirar.
I was wheezing when I was trying to breathe. - Yo fui sibilancias cuando estaba tratando de respirar.
I have a cough. - Tengo una tos.
I have been coughing a lot. - He estado tosiendo mucho.
I have been coughing at night. - Yo he sido tos por la noche.
I wake up out of breath at night. - Me despierto sin aliento por la noche.
I am coughing up sputum which is yellow. - Soy expectoración de esputo que es de color amarillo.
I am coughing up sputum which is white. - Soy expectoración de esputo que es blanco.
I am coughing up sputum which is green. - Soy expectoración de esputo que es verde.
I am coughing up sputum with blood in it. - Soy expectoración de esputo con sangre en ella.
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Heart - Corazón
My heart beats fast. - Mi corazón late rápido.
My heart beats slowly. - Mi corazón late lentamente.
My heart was beating hard. - Mi corazón latía fuerte.
My heartbeat was irregular. - Mi ritmo cardíaco era irregular.
When I exercise I get a pain in the middle of my chest. - Cuando hago ejercicio me da un dolor en el centro de mi pecho.
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Digestion - Digestión
I have stomach ache. - Tengo estómago dolor.
I feel sick. - Me siento enfermo.
I have been sick. - Yo he estado enfermo.
I vomited. - Vomité.
I have diarrhoea. - Tengo diarrea.
I have diarrhoea every two hours. - Tengo diarrea cada dos horas.
I have diarrhoea with blood in it. - Tengo diarrea con sangre en ella.
I am not eating properly. - No estoy comiendo correctamente.
I do not have an appetite. - No tengo un apetito.
I have lost weight. - He perdido peso.
I have constipation. - Tengo estreñimiento.
I cannot defecate. - Yo no puedo defecar.
I only defecate every three days. - Yo sólo defecan cada tres días.
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Urinary system - Sistema urinario
I urinate every two hours. - Orine cada dos horas.
I have not urinated for many hours. - Yo no he orinado durante muchas horas.
I have not urinated since yesterday. - Yo no he orinado desde ayer.
When I urinate it hurts. - Cuando yo lo orine duele.
It stings when I urinate. - Pica cuando orina.
There is blood in my urine. - Hay sangre en la orina.
My urine looks cloudy. - Mi orina se ve nublado.
My urine smells bad. - Mi orina huele mal.
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Reproductive system - Sistema reproductivo
I have heavy periods. - Tengo períodos abundantes.
My periods are not regular. - Mis periodos no son regulares.
I have bleeding between my periods. - Tengo sangrado entre mis periodos.
My periods finished years ago but now I am bleeding again. - Mis periodos terminó hace años pero ahora estoy sangrando otra vez.
I might be pregnant. - Yo podría estar embarazada.
It is not possible that I am pregnant. - No es posible que estoy embarazada.
I last had sex two days ago. - Último tuve relaciones hace dos días.
I have not had sex for a long time. - No he tenido sexo durante mucho tiempo.
I have a discharge from my vagina. - Tengo una descarga de mi vagina.
I have a discharge from my urethra. - Tengo una descarga de mi uretra.
I have a discharge from my penis. - Tengo una descarga de mi pene.
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Nervous system - Sistema nervioso
I feel tingling in my hands. - Siento hormigueo en mis manos.
I feel tingling in my feet. - Siento hormigueo en mis pies.
My arm is weak. - Mi brazo es débil.
My leg is weak. - Mi pierna está débil.
I cannot see properly. - No puedo ver bien.
I cannot see properly with one eye. - No puedo ver correctamente con un ojo.
I have difficulty speaking. - Tengo dificultad para hablar.
I cannot read. - No puedo leer.
I cannot feel things properly with my hand. - No puedo sentir las cosas correctamente con mi mano.
I cannot feel things properly on my arm. - No puedo sentir las cosas correctamente en mi brazo.
I cannot feel things properly on my face. - No puedo sentir las cosas correctamente en mi cara.
I cannot feel things properly on my leg. - No puedo sentir las cosas correctamente en mi pierna.
My hand shakes. - Mi mano tiembla.
My leg shakes. - Mi pierna se sacude.
I feel unsteady on my feet. - Me siento inestable en mis pies.
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Mental health - Salud mental
I feel very frightened. - Me siento muy asustado.
I feel very depressed. - Me siento muy deprimida.
I feel very sad. - Me siento muy triste.
I want to kill myself. - Quiero suicidarme.
I am thinking of killing myself. - Estoy pensando en matarme.
I can hear voices. - Oigo voces.
I can hear people talking about me. - Oigo hablar de mí.
People are watching me. - Las personas me miran.
People are following me. - La gente me siguen.
People are trying to kill me. - Personas están tratando de matarme.
I keep forgetting things. - Me sigo olvidando las cosas.
I don't know where I am. - No sé donde estoy.
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Index
a,
b,
c,
d,
e,
f,
g,
h,
i,
j,
k,
l,
m,
n,
o,
p,
q,
r,
s,
t,
u,
v,
w,
x,
y,
z
Contents
index
a
a - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current medication, Injury, Pain, Bleeding, General symptoms, Breathing, Heart, Reproductive system
about - Mental health
ache - Digestion
admitted - Getting to be seen
again - Getting treatment, Bleeding, Reproductive system
ago - Bleeding, Reproductive system
all - Pain
am - Pain, Bleeding, Breathing, Digestion, Reproductive system, Mental health
an - Injury, Digestion
and - Pain, General symptoms
angina - Current diseases
ankle - Parts of the body
anus - Bleeding, Parts of the body
appetite - Digestion
are - Reproductive system, Mental health
arm - Parts of the body, Nervous system
arrange - Getting to be seen
arthritis - Current diseases
asthma - Current diseases
at - Breathing
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b
back - Getting treatment
bad - Urinary system
be - Getting to be seen, Reproductive system
beating - Heart
beats - Heart
been - Current medication, Pain, General symptoms, Breathing, Digestion
before - Pain
began - Pain
between - Bleeding, Reproductive system
bicycle - Injury
bipolar - Current diseases
bitten - Injury
bleeding - Bleeding, Reproductive system
blood - Bleeding, Breathing, Digestion, Urinary system
body - Parts of the body
bowel - Parts of the body
brain - Parts of the body
breath - Breathing
breathe - Breathing
breathing - Breathing
bronchitis - Current diseases
burning - Pain
but - Bleeding, Reproductive system
by - Getting treatment, Injury
index
c
can - Getting treatment, Mental health
can't - Breathing
cancer - Current diseases
cannot - Digestion, Nervous system
car - Injury
card - Getting treatment
cell - Current diseases
chest - Parts of the body, Heart
chronic - Current diseases
cloudy - Urinary system
cold - General symptoms
come - Getting treatment
comes - Pain
constipation - Digestion
cough - Bleeding, Breathing
coughing - Breathing
country - Getting to be seen
credit - Getting treatment
crushing - Pain
current - Current diseases, Current medication
index
d
day - Current medication, Pain
days - Pain, Digestion, Reproductive system
defecate - Digestion
depressed - Mental health
depression - Current diseases
diabetes - Current diseases
diarrhoea - Digestion
difficulty - Breathing, Nervous system
digestion - Digestion
discharge - Reproductive system
disease - Current diseases
diseases - Current diseases
disorder - Current diseases
dizzy - General symptoms
do - Getting treatment, Digestion
doctor - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
dog - Injury
don't - Mental health
down - Getting treatment, Pain
index
e
ear - Parts of the body
eating - Digestion
elbow - Parts of the body
epilepsy - Current diseases
every - Current medication, Digestion, Urinary system
exercise - Heart
eye - Parts of the body, Nervous system
index
f
face - Parts of the body, Nervous system
faeces - Bleeding
failure - Current diseases
faint - General symptoms
fainted - General symptoms
fast - Heart
feel - Getting to be seen, General symptoms, Digestion, Nervous system, Mental health
feels - Pain, Breathing
feet - Nervous system
fell - Injury, General symptoms
fever - General symptoms
few - Bleeding
finger - Parts of the body
finished - Bleeding, Reproductive system
fit - General symptoms
following - Mental health
foot - Parts of the body
for - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current medication, Pain, Urinary system, Reproductive system
forgetting - Mental health
frightened - Mental health
from - Bleeding, Reproductive system
index
g
general - General symptoms
get - Heart
getting - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
give - Getting treatment
go - Getting to be seen
goes - Pain
gradually - Pain
green - Breathing
index
h
had - Pain, Bleeding, General symptoms, Reproductive system
hand - Parts of the body, Nervous system
hands - Nervous system
hard - Heart
has - Pain
have - Getting treatment, Current diseases, Current medication, Pain, General symptoms, Breathing, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
head - Parts of the body
health - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Mental health
hear - Mental health
heart - Current diseases, Parts of the body, Heart
heartbeat - Heart
heavy - Reproductive system
here - Getting treatment, Pain
hip - Parts of the body
hit - Injury
hiv - Current diseases
hospital - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
hours - Digestion, Urinary system
hurts - Pain, Urinary system
index
i
i - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current diseases, Current medication, Injury, Pain, Bleeding, General symptoms, Breathing, Heart
ill - General symptoms
important - Current medication
in - Getting to be seen, Bleeding, Breathing, Heart, Digestion, Urinary system, Nervous system
injured - Injury
injury - Injury
insect - Injury
instructions - Getting treatment
insurance - Getting treatment
intestine - Parts of the body
into - Getting treatment
irregular - Heart
is - Getting treatment, Current medication, Pain, Bleeding, Breathing, Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
it - Current medication, Pain, Breathing, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system
index
j
index
k
keep - Mental health
kidney - Parts of the body
kill - Mental health
killing - Mental health
knee - Parts of the body
know - Mental health
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l
last - Reproductive system
leg - Parts of the body, Nervous system
letter - Getting treatment
leukaemia - Current diseases
like - Pain, Breathing
liver - Parts of the body
long - Reproductive system
looks - Urinary system
lost - Digestion
lot - General symptoms, Breathing
lung - Parts of the body
lying - Pain
lymphoma - Current diseases
index
m
manic - Current diseases
many - Current medication, Urinary system
me - Getting treatment, Injury, Pain, Mental health
medication - Current medication
medicine - Getting treatment, Current medication
mental - Mental health
middle - Heart
might - Reproductive system
more - Current medication
motorbike - Injury
mouth - Parts of the body
my - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Current medication, Bleeding, Parts of the body, Heart, Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
myself - Mental health
index
n
neck - Parts of the body
need - Getting to be seen, Current medication
nervous - Nervous system
never - Pain
night - Breathing
nosebleed - Bleeding
not - Getting treatment, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system
now - Reproductive system
nurse - Getting to be seen
index
o
of - Current medication, Parts of the body, Breathing, Heart, Mental health
off - Injury
on - Pain, Nervous system
once - Current medication
one - Pain, Nervous system
only - Digestion
out - Breathing
ovary - Parts of the body
over - General symptoms
own - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
index
p
pain - Pain, Heart
parts - Parts of the body
pay - Getting treatment
penis - Parts of the body, Reproductive system
people - Mental health
periods - Bleeding, Reproductive system
please - Getting treatment
policy - Getting treatment
possible - Reproductive system
pregnant - Reproductive system
prescription - Getting treatment
properly - Digestion, Nervous system
pushing - Pain
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q
index
r
read - Nervous system
rectum - Parts of the body
regular - Reproductive system
reproductive - Reproductive system
return - Getting to be seen
rheumatoid - Current diseases
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s
sad - Mental health
schizophrenia - Current diseases
see - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Nervous system
seen - Getting to be seen
sex - Reproductive system
shakes - Nervous system
shaking - General symptoms
sharp - Pain
shoulder - Parts of the body
sick - Digestion
sickle - Current diseases
since - Urinary system
slowly - Heart
smells - Urinary system
somebody - Injury
something - Pain
speaking - Nervous system
spleen - Parts of the body
sputum - Bleeding, Breathing
squeezing - Pain
stabbed - Injury
standing - Pain
started - Pain
starts - Pain
stings - Urinary system
stomach - Parts of the body, Digestion
suddenly - Pain
sweating - General symptoms
symptoms - General symptoms
system - Urinary system, Reproductive system, Nervous system
index
t
tablets - Current medication
take - Getting treatment, Current medication
taking - Current medication
talking - Mental health
tell - Getting treatment
testis - Parts of the body
thalassaemia - Current diseases
that - Current medication, Reproductive system
the - Getting treatment, Pain, Parts of the body, Heart
there - Pain, Bleeding, Urinary system
these - Current medication
things - Nervous system, Mental health
thinking - Mental health
this - Getting treatment, Current medication, Pain
three - Digestion
throat - Parts of the body
time - Pain, Reproductive system
tingling - Nervous system
tired - General symptoms
to - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment, Pain, Breathing, Mental health
toe - Parts of the body
too - Current medication
took - Current medication
touch - Pain
treatment - Getting to be seen, Getting treatment
trying - Breathing, Mental health
twice - Current medication
two - Current medication, Pain, Digestion, Urinary system, Reproductive system
index
u
unconscious - General symptoms
unsteady - Nervous system
unwell - Getting to be seen
up - Pain, Bleeding, Breathing
urethra - Reproductive system
urinary - Urinary system
urinate - Urinary system
urinated - General symptoms, Urinary system
urine - Bleeding, Urinary system
uterus - Parts of the body
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v
vagina - Parts of the body, Reproductive system
very - Mental health
voices - Mental health
vomit - Bleeding
vomited - Digestion
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w
wake - Breathing
want - Getting to be seen, Mental health
was - Injury, General symptoms, Breathing, Heart
watching - Mental health
weak - Nervous system
week - Pain
weeks - Current medication
weight - Digestion
wheezing - Breathing
when - Pain, Breathing, Heart, Urinary system
where - Getting treatment, Mental health
which - Breathing
white - Breathing
with - Breathing, Digestion, Nervous system
worse - Pain
write - Getting treatment
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x
index
y
years - Current medication, Bleeding, Reproductive system
yellow - Breathing
yesterday - Urinary system
you - Getting treatment
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