Spanish Medical Terminology Chapter 3

to isolate

aislar

to amputate

amputar

to lower

bajar/ baje

to lose weight

bajar de peso

to change

cambiar

to walk

caminar

to cause

causar

to chat

charlar

to crash

chocar

to suck

chupar

to consult

consultar

to circulate

circular

to freeze

congelar

to become infected

contagiar

to cut

cortar

to continue

continuar

to cure

curar

to harm/harm

dañar

to defecate

defecar

to leave behind

dejar

to stop

dejar de

to rest

descansar

to disconnect

desconectar

to desire

desear

to disinfect

desinfectar

to turn/bend

doblar

to last

durar

to become pregnant

embarazarse

to listen to

escuchar

to get sick

enfermarse

to rinse

enjuagar

to enter

entrar

to put a cast on

enyesar

to sterilize

esterilizar

to study

estudiar

to avoid

evitar

to examine

examinar

to sign

firmar

to smoke

fumar

to waste/spend

gastar

to hit

golpear

to take care of/ keep

guardar

to indicate

indicar

to speak

hablar

to infect

infectar

to admit in a hospital

ingresar

to hospitilize

internar

to immunize

immunizar

to inject

inyectar

to irrigate

irrigar

to hurt oneself

lastimarse

to wash

lavar

to lift/raise

levantar

to clean

limpiar

to call

llamar

to carry/ take

llevar

to drive/manage

manejar

to massage

masajear

to chew

masticar

to look at

mirrar

to wet

mojar

to swim

nadar

to need

necesitar

to observe

observar

to operate

operar

to urinate

orinar

to pay

pagar

to pass/ to happen

pasar

to hit/ strike

pegar

to weigh

pesar

to chat

platicar

to ask

preguntar

to prepare

preparar

to remain

quedar

to burn

quemar

to take off/ remove

quitar

to prescribe

recetar

to return

regresar

to breathe

respirar

to result

resultar

sacar

to take out

to save

salvar

to bleed

sangrar

to dry

secar

to separate

separar

to terminate

terminar

to touch

tocar

to drink/ to take

tomar

to work

trabajar

to treat

tratar

try to

trate de

swallow

tragar/ pasar saliva

to use

usar/ utilizar

to turn around

voltear

to vomit

vomitar

to watch/ guard

vigilar

to visit

visitar

cold/ flu

gripa, un resfriado

jumpy/hyper

acelerado

anxious

ansioso/a