Social Services and Healthcare Bilingual Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering specialized Spanish-English terminology in social work, immigration, administration, and healthcare.

Abuso / Maltrato

Abuse

Acogida

Reception or welcome.

Apátrida

Stateless person.

Asesoramiento jurídico

Legal assistance.

Autorización de residencia

Authorization of residence.

Ayuda social humanitaria

Humanitarian social assistance or humanitarian aid.

Ayuntamiento

City council.

Beca MEC

Education Scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education.

Cartilla bancaria

Passbook.

Centro de acogida para inmigrantes

Immigrant's shelter.

Centro de acogida para mujeres

Women's refuge.

Centro de menores

Juvenile centre (known as probation centre in the UK).

Comunidad

Community; a specific group with shared bonds or a sense of belonging (grupo concreto, con vínculos compartidos o sentimiento de pertenencia).

Dar de alta / Dar de baja

To register or sign up / To deregister from or cancel.

Desamparo

Helplessness or lack of protection.

Estado de indefensión

State of defenselessness.

Exclusión social

Social exclusion.

Independizarse

To become independent (specifically in the context of achieving financial self-sufficiency).

Inscribirse en el padrón / Empadronar

To register in the municipal register / Registration.

Inserción laboral

Labour market integration.

Libro de familia

Family register.

Menor no acompañado (MENA)

Unaccompanied minor (UM).

Número contra la violencia de género

Gender-based violence helpline number.

PAU

Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad (University access test).

Poder

Power; the opportunity or probability of imposing one's own will in collective action, even against the will of others.

SEPE

State Public Employment Service in Spain (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal).

SIE

Student information section (Sección de Información al Estudiante).

Sociedad

Society; a broader framework of collective relationships (un marco más amplio de las relaciones colectivas).

Tarjeta de identidad de extranjero

Alien registration card.

Trámites burocráticos

Red tape.

Xunta

Galician regional government (Xunta de Galicia).

Abortos naturales/espontáneos

Miscarriages.

Alta médica

Medical discharge.

Anafilaxia

Anaphylaxis.

Camilla

Stretcher (wheeled device for moving patients) or examination couch/table (exam table in US English; couch or exam couch in British English).

Cefalea

Cephalea or cephalalgia; the technical medical term for a headache.

Centro de atención primaria / Centro de Salud

Primary Care Centre / Health Centre. Primary Health Care Centre is used formally; Health Centre is used in everyday conversation.

Consentimiento informado

Informed consent.

Consulta

Doctor visit or doctor consultation. Outpatient clinics is used for consultas externas.

Duelo migratorio

Migratory grief (or migration mourning); the set of psychological reactions that arise when a person leaves their country of origin.

Escala del dolor

Pain scale.

Estudio citológico

Cytologic study or exam.

Examen de Papanicolau

Pap test.

Hemograma completo

Complete blood count.

Manifestación psicosomática

Psychosomatic manifestation; a physical symptom or alteration originating from or aggravated by psychological or emotional factors such as chronic stress or anxiety.

Parada cardíaca

Cardiac arrest.

Reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Síndrome de Ulises

Ulysses Syndrome; severe emotional distress experienced by people who have had to leave their homeland behind when migrating.

Sobrecarga emocional

Emotional overload; a state of mental and psychological exhaustion occurring when daily demands and accumulated responsibilities exceed coping capacity.

Terapia

Therapy; a procedure focused on improving physical or mental health, resolving emotional conflicts, or treating an illness (often specified in English by purpose, e.g., cognitive therapy).

Vacío existencial

Existential void; a profound feeling of lack of meaning, purpose, or enthusiasm in life.

Virus del papiloma humano

Human papillomavirus (HPV).