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Spanish health & the doctor vocabulary

45 words at level B1, with English translations and example sentences. Spain's words come first, with Latin American alternatives where they differ.

Spanish	English	Example
el centro de salud	health centre, GP surgery	Tengo cita en el centro de salud. I have an appointment at the health centre.
el médico / la médica	doctor	La médica me ha mandado reposo. The doctor has told me to rest.
el médico de cabecera	family doctor, GP	Mi médico de cabecera es muy amable. My GP is very kind.
pedir cita	to make an appointment	He pedido cita para el lunes. I've made an appointment for Monday.
la consulta	consultation; surgery, doctor's office; query	La consulta está en la segunda planta. The surgery is on the second floor.
la urgencia	urgency, emergency; (las urgencias) A and E	Fuimos a urgencias a las tres de la mañana. We went to A&E at three in the morning.
el síntoma	symptom	¿Qué síntomas tiene? What symptoms do you have?
doler	to hurt, to ache (me duele = it hurts me) (irreg.: duele)	Me duele la cabeza. I've got a headache.
el dolor	pain, ache; grief	Tengo un dolor fuerte en la espalda. I have a bad pain in my back.
la fiebre	fever, temperature	El niño tiene fiebre. The child has a temperature.
la tos	cough	Esta tos no se me quita. I can't get rid of this cough.
toser	to cough	No para de toser. He can't stop coughing.
el resfriado	cold (illness) (LatAm also: el resfrío)	Tengo un resfriado. I have a cold.
resfriarse	to catch a cold	Me resfrié en el viaje. I caught a cold on the trip.
la gripe	flu (Mexico, Colombia: la gripa)	Media oficina está con gripe. Half the office has the flu.
estar mareado / mareada	to feel dizzy, to feel sick	Estoy un poco mareada. I feel a bit dizzy.
vomitar	to vomit, be sick	Ha vomitado dos veces. He's been sick twice.
la alergia	allergy	Tengo alergia al polen. I'm allergic to pollen.
alérgico / alérgica	allergic	Soy alérgico a la penicilina. I'm allergic to penicillin.
la herida	wound, injury	Hay que limpiar la herida. The wound needs cleaning.
herido / herida	injured, wounded; hurt	Hubo dos heridos en el accidente. Two people were injured in the accident.
romperse	to break (a bone)	Se rompió el brazo esquiando. She broke her arm skiing.
torcerse el tobillo	to twist one's ankle	Me torcí el tobillo bajando las escaleras. I twisted my ankle going down the stairs.
la receta	recipe; prescription	El médico me dio una receta. The doctor gave me a prescription.
la farmacia	chemist's, pharmacy	La farmacia de guardia está abierta toda la noche. The duty chemist's is open all night.
el medicamento	medicine, medication	No tomes este medicamento con alcohol. Don't take this medicine with alcohol.
la pastilla	pill, tablet; bar (of soap)	Tómate una pastilla cada ocho horas. Take one tablet every eight hours.
el jarabe	syrup; cough mixture	Este jarabe es para la tos. This syrup is for the cough.
la tirita	plaster, Band-Aid (LatAm: la curita)	¿Tienes una tirita? Have you got a plaster?
la inyección	injection	Le pusieron una inyección. They gave him an injection.
la vacuna	vaccine	Ya me han puesto la vacuna. I've already had the vaccine.
el análisis de sangre	blood test	Mañana me hacen un análisis de sangre. I'm having a blood test tomorrow.
la radiografía	X-ray	Necesita una radiografía de la rodilla. You need an X-ray of your knee.
la tensión	tension, stress; blood pressure	Tengo la tensión un poco alta. My blood pressure is a bit high.
el enfermero / la enfermera	nurse	La enfermera me tomó la temperatura. The nurse took my temperature.
el/la paciente	patient; paciente = patient (adj.)	Hay muchos pacientes en la sala de espera. There are lots of patients in the waiting room.
el hospital	hospital	Lo ingresaron en el hospital. He was admitted to hospital.
ingresar	to admit (to hospital); to pay in (money)	Tuvo que ingresar dos días. She had to go into hospital for two days.
la operación	operation	La operación salió bien. The operation went well.
recuperarse	to recover	Se está recuperando poco a poco. He's recovering little by little.
encontrarse bien / mal	to feel well / unwell	No me encuentro bien. I don't feel well.
sano / sana	healthy; sano y salvo = safe and sound	Lleva una vida muy sana. She leads a very healthy life.
el seguro médico	health insurance	¿Tiene seguro médico privado? Do you have private health insurance?
la tarjeta sanitaria	health card (Spain)	Traiga la tarjeta sanitaria, por favor. Please bring your health card.
el/la dentista	dentist	Tengo que ir al dentista. I have to go to the dentist.

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