SPAN 3308 Week 1 - La salud de los hispanos Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards for SPAN 3308 Spanish for Health and Human Services 1, covering Week 1 health terms, folk medical practices, and health-related regular verbs.

barrida

Ritualistic cleansing process (sweeping)

bilis

Anger, literally “bile”

caída de mollera

Fallen fontanelle

cáncer

cancer

corajes

Anger

curandero-a

Expert in folk illness, prescribe Remedies for illnesses

decaimiento

Feelings of malaise and low spirits

embarazo adolescente

Teen pregnancy

empacho

Indigestion, stomach disorder

enfermedades cardiovasculares

Cardiovascular diseases

espiritista

“spiritualist”, identify and treat illnesses, communicates with the spirits

estilo de vida saludable

Healthy lifestyle

formulario de consentimiento

Consent form

hipertensión

Hypertension

lesiones accidentales

Unintentional injuries

mal de ojo

Evil eye

mortalidad

mortality

partera

Midwife

presión alta

High blood pressure

Remedios caseros

Home remedies

santero

Medium through whom a saint or spirit speaks or cures

sobadora

Female healer, folk practitioner who is adept at massage

susto

Fright (spirit loss due to fright)

tabaco

tobacco

yerbero-a

Herbalist

aconsejar

to recommend, to advise

auscultar

to sound

bostezar

to yawn

curar

to cure

deprimir(se)

to get depressed

descansar

to rest

empastar

to fill the tooth

enfermar(se)

to get sick

escayolar

to plaster

estornudar

to sneeze

examinar

to examine

inyectar

to give an injection

marear(se)

to get dizzy

mejorar

to get better

olvidar

to forget

recetar

to prescribe

recomendar

to recommend, to advise

recuperar(se)

to recover

reposar en cama

to bed rest

respirar

to breath

sanar

to heal

tomar la temperatura

to take one’s temperature

tragar

to swallow

vendar

to bandage

vomitar

to vomit

toser (verb)

to cough

Tener tos (phrase)

To have a cough