Health Science Vocabulary List (A-Z)
# Word Phonetic Meaning (ES) Example Sentence
1 Abdomen /[Link]/ Abdomen The doctor examined the patient's abdomen for pain.
2 Antibiotic /[Link]/ Antibiótico She was prescribed an antibiotic for the infection.
3 Bacteria /[Link]./ Bacterias Bacteria can cause many types of diseases.
4 Blood /bld/ Sangre The nurse drew a sample of blood for testing.
5 Brain /bren/ Cerebro The brain controls all body functions.
6 Cancer /[Link]/ Cáncer Early detection of cancer improves outcomes.
7 Cardiac /[Link].k/ Cardíaco The patient had a cardiac arrest.
8 Cell /sel/ Célula Every living organism is made of cells.
9 Clinic /[Link]/ Clínica She visited the clinic for her regular check-up.
10 Contagious /[Link]/ Contagioso Influenza is highly contagious.
11 Diagnosis /[Link]/ Diagnóstico The doctor gave a diagnosis of diabetes.
12 Diarrhea /[Link]./ Diarrea He stayed home due to severe diarrhea.
13 Doctor /[Link]/ Doctor(a) The doctor reviewed the test results.
14 Dose /ds/ Dosis Take one dose every 8 hours.
15 Emergency /[Link]/ Emergencia She was taken to the emergency room.
16 Examination /[Link].n/ Examen The physical examination lasted 30 minutes.
17 Fever /[Link]/ Fiebre The child had a high fever.
18 Fracture /[Link]/ Fractura The X-ray showed a fracture in her arm.
19 Glucose /[Link]/ Glucosa Glucose levels are important for diabetic patients.
20 Heart /ht/ Corazón Exercise is good for the heart.
21 Hospital /[Link]/ Hospital He was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
22 Immune /mjun/ Inmune A strong immune system helps fight infections.
23 Infection /nfek.n/ Infección The wound developed an infection.
24 Injury /[Link].i/ Lesión She had a knee injury after falling.
25 Injection /ndek.n/ Inyección The nurse gave him an injection of antibiotics.
26 Joint /dnt/ Articulación Arthritis affects the joints.
27 Kidney /[Link]/ Riñón He is on kidney dialysis.
28 Liver /lv.r/ Hígado The liver processes nutrients and detoxifies.
29 Lung /l/ Pulmón Smoking damages the lungs.
30 Malaria /[Link]./ Malaria Malaria is transmitted by mosquito bites.
31 Muscle /ms.l/ Músculo She pulled a muscle while exercising.
32 Nausea /[Link]./ Náuseas The medicine caused nausea and dizziness.
33 Nurse /ns/ Enfermero/a The nurse took his blood pressure.
34 Organ /.n/ Órgano The heart is a vital organ.
35 Oxygen /[Link]/ Oxígeno The patient needed oxygen support.
36 Pain /pen/ Dolor He felt pain in his lower back.
37 Patient /[Link]/ Paciente The patient was recovering well.
38 Pharmacy /[Link]/ Farmacia I picked up the medicine from the pharmacy.
39 Physician /fz.n/ Médico The physician specializes in internal medicine.
40 Prescription /prskrp.n/ Receta médica She got a prescription for antibiotics.
41 Recovery /[Link].i/ Recuperación His recovery after surgery was fast.
42 Respiration /[Link].n/ Respiración The doctor checked her respiration rate.
43 Scan /skn/ Escáner The scan showed no abnormalities.
44 Serum /[Link]/ Suero The lab analyzed the blood serum.
45 Stethoscope /ste..skp/ Estetoscopio He listened to the lungs with a stethoscope.
46 Surgery /[Link].i/ Cirugía She underwent surgery to remove the tumor.
47 Symptom /[Link]/ Síntoma A cough is a common symptom of a cold.
48 Therapy /er..pi/ Terapia He is receiving therapy for his injuries.
49 Vaccine /[Link]/ Vacuna The vaccine helps prevent diseases.
50 Virus /[Link]/ Virus The virus spreads through contact.
