Mexico - Health Vocabulary
Here are some basic terms related to health, which are handy to memorize or have on hand in many situations.
Useful health related terms
English | Spanish (Mexico) |
acetaminophen | paracetamol |
animal | animal |
antibiotic | antibiotico |
aspirin | aspirina |
baby | bebe |
bad | (adv.) mal |
band aid | curita |
be born | (v.) nacer |
birth | (noun) nacimiento |
blood | sangre |
boy | niño |
child | niño/niña |
danger | peligro |
dangerous | peligroso |
disabled | discapacitado |
doctor | doctor |
drink | (verb) beber |
eat | (verb) comer |
emergency | emergencia |
family | familia |
father | padre |
fire | fuego |
food | comida |
food poisoning | intoxicacion |
girl | niña |
give birth | (v.) dar a luz |
health insurance | seguro de gastos medicos |
healthy | sana/sano |
heart | corazon |
hospital | hospital |
ibuprofen | ibuprofeno |
ill, sick | enfermo/enferma |
man | hombre |
medicine | medicina |
mother | madre |
nurse | enfermera |
pharmacy/chemist | farmacia |
poison | veneno |
poisonous | venenoso |
police/policeman | policia |
pregnant | embarazada |
pregnancy | embarazo |
psychologist | psicologo/psicologa |
psychiatrist | psiquiatra |
skin | piel |
substance poisoning | envenenamiento |
well | (adv.) bien |
woman | mujer |
wheelchair | silla de ruedas |
wound | (noun) herida |
wounded | (adj.) herida/herido |
