Spanish-English Medical Dictionary


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Letter D

daltonismo (m)
color-blindness
dañado/a (adj)
impaired
dañar (v)
to harm
dañino/a (adj)
harmful
(no) dañino
harmless
daño (m)
harm, injury, lesion
daño cerebral (m)
brain damage
dar (v)
to give
dar a luz (v)
to give birth to, deliver, to deliver a baby
dar al galillo (v)
to choke
dar de alta (v)
to discharge
dar de comer (v)
to feed
dar el masaje (v)
to massage, to rub
dar el pecho (v)
to breast feed
dar medicina (v)
to medicate
débil (adj)
weak, faint
debilidad (f)
weakness
debilidad de los músculos (f)
muscle weakness
decaido/a (adj)
weak
decaimiento* (m)
fatigue
dedito* (m)
little finger
dedo (m)
finger
dedo del pie (m)
toe
dedo gordo (m)
thumb
defecar (v)
to defecate
defecto congénito (m)
congenital defect
defecto de nacimiento (m)
birth defect
defibrilador (m)
defibrillator
deficiencia (f)
deficiency
deformación (f)
deformity
deformado/a (adj)
deformed
deformidad (f)
deformity
defunción (f)
death
deglutir (v)
to swallow
dejar de (v)
to quit
delantal de plomo (m)
lead apron
delgado/a (adj)
thin
delirando/a (adj)
delirious
delirante (adj)
delirious
delirio (m)
delirium, delusion
deltoides (m)
deltoids
demacrado/a (adj)
emaciated
demencia (f)
dementia, insanity
demente (adj)
insane
dentadura (f), dentadura postiza (f)
denture, false teeth
dental (adj)
dental
dentario/a (adj)
dental
dentición (f)
teething
dentista (m,f)
dentist
dependencia de las drogas (f)
drug addiction
deponer (v)
to throw up, to vomit
depresión (f)
depression
depresor (m)
tongue depressor
depresor de lengua (m)
tongue depressor
deprimido/a (adj)
depressed
derecha (f)
right
dermatitis (f)
dermatitis
dermatólogo/a (m,f)
dermatologist
derrame cerebral (m)
cerebral hemorrhage, stroke
desahogo (m)
relief
desaldillado* (m)
hernia
desangramiento (m)
bleeding
desarollar (v)
to develop
descansar (v)
to rest, to relax
descanso en cama (m)
bed rest
descarga (f)
discharge
descongestionante (m)
decongestant
descongestivo (m)
decongestant
desconsolado/a (adj)
uncomfortable
descontinuar (v)
to discontinue
descremado/a (adj)
fat-free
desecho (m)
flow, breast discharge*, nasal discharge*, vaginal discharge*
deseo sexual (m)
libido, sexual desire
desesperado (adj)
hopeless, desperate
desfallecimientos (mp)
fainting spells
desfibrilación (f)
defibrillation
desfigurado/a (adj)
deformed
desfigurar (v)
to disfigure
desgano (m)
lack of appetite
desgarramiento (m)
tear (of muscle, ligament, etc.)
desgarro (m)
tear (of muscle, ligament, etc.), torn ligament
desgonzamiento* (m)
nervous breakdown, weakness
desgonzarse* (v)
to be anxious
deshabilitado/a (adj)
handicapped
deshecho (m)
discharge
deshidración (f)
dehydration
desinfectante (m)
disinfectant
desinfectar (v)
to disinfect
desmayar(se) (v)
to faint
desmayos (mp)
fainting spells
desnudo/a (adj)
naked
desnutrición (f)
malnutrition
desorden (m)
disorder
desorden nervioso (m)
nervous disorder
desorientación (f)
disorientation
despachar (v)
to fill in
despertar (v)
to awaken, to wake up
despertarse (v)
to wake up
despierto/a (adj)
awake
despigmentación (f)
depigmentation
desprendimiento de la retina (m)
detached retina
después de la operación (adj)
post-op
destetar (v)
to wean
desvanecer* (v)
to faint
desviación (f)
shunt
deterioro (m)
deterioration
detoxificación (f)
detoxification
devolver (v)
to throw up
diabetes (f), diabetis* (f)
diabetes
diabetes gestacional (f)
gestational diabetes
diabético/a (adj, m,f)
diabetic, diabetic person
diafragma (m)
diaphragm
diagnosticado/a (adj)
diagnosed
diagnosticar (v)
to diagnose
diagnóstico (m)
diagnosis
diálisis (f)
dialysis
diariamente (adv)
daily
diario (adj), a diario (adj)
daily, every day
diarrea (f)
diarrhea, dysentery*
dichoso/a (adj)
happy
diente (m)
tooth
diente impactado (m)
impacted tooth
diente podrido (m)
dental cavities
dientes postizos (mp)
false teeth
dieta (f)
diet
dietista (m,f)
dietitian
difteria (f)
diphtheria
difunto/a (adj, m,f)
deceased, dead person
digerir (v)
to digest
digestión (f)
digestion
dilatación (f)
dilation
dilatado/a (adj)
dilated
diluido/a (adj)
dilute
diluir (v)
to dilute
dipleja espástica (f)
cerebral palsy
dipsomanía (f)
alcoholism
discapacidad (f)
disability
discapacitado/a (adj)
handicapped
disco desplazado (m)
slipped disk
disentería (f)
dysentery
dislexia (f)
dyslexia
dislocación (f)
dislocation
dislocar (v)
to sprain
dismenorrea (f)
dysmenorrhea
dispositivo intrauterino (DIU) (m)
intrauterine device (IUD)
distender(se) (v)
to distend
distensión abdominal (f)
abdominal distention
distrofia (f)
dystrophy
distrofia muscular (f)
muscular dystrophy
DIU (m)
IUD
diurético (m)
diuretic
doctor/a (m,f)
doctor, physician
dolencia (f)
ailment, earache
doler (v)
to hurt
dolor (m)
pain, ache
dolor aplastante (m)
crushing pain
dolor cuando orina (m)
urinary pain
dolor de aire (m)
back pain, ulcer
dolor de cabeza (m)
headache
dolor de cuello (m)
neck pain
dolor de dientes (m)
toothache
dolor de espalda (m)
back pain
dolor de garganta (m)
sore throat
dolor de ijar (m)
flank pain
dolor de las articulaciones (m)
joint pain
dolor de matriz (m)
uterine pain
dolor de útero (m)
uterine pain
dolor de muelas (m)
toothache
dolor de músculos (m)
muscle pain
dolor de oído (m)
earache
dolor de panza (m)
abdominal cramps
dolor de pecho (m)
chest pain
dolor de riñones (m)
back pain
dolor de sentidos (m)
earache
dolor del costado (m)
flank pain
dolor del estómago (m)
stomach ache, stomach pain
dolor durante la regla (m)
menstrual pain
dolor en el cuerpo (m)
back ache
dolor en los ovarios (m)
ovarian pain
dolor menstrual (m)
menstrual pain
dolor referido (m)
referred pain
dolores* (mp)
contractions
dolores de parto (mp)
labor pains
dolores de estómago (mp)
abdominal cramps
dolores de la regla (mp)
menstrual cramps
dolorido/a (adj)
sore, tender
doloroso/a (adj)
painful, tender
donado/a (adj)
donor, donated
donadoro/a (m,f)
donor
donante (m,f)
donor
dormir (v)
to sleep
dosificación (f)
dosage
dosis (f)
dose
dosis diaria recomendada (f)
recommended dietary allowance (RDA)
dosis excesiva (f)
overdose
DPT (difteria, pertusis, tétano) (f)
DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus)
drogadicción (f)
drug addiction
drogadicto/a (m.f)
drug addict
drogas (fp)
drugs (illegal)
drogas ilegales (fp)
illegal drugs
ducha (f)
shower, douche
ducharse (v)
to shower
duodeno (m)
duodenum
dureza (f)
lump

* denotes colloquial usage


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