Dutch version

English and their Spanish equivalent vocabularies are situated at various places throughout the book to assist both the English speaker and the Spanish speaker to get their respective points across.

Medical Problems

Medical problems in Spanish
alcohol abuse allergy blocked blood clot broken bruise bruised congenital constricted cyst dead deformed degeneration gangrene haemorrhage incontinent infected infection inflamed inflammationProblems lacerated / torn malfunctioning oedema/swelling paralysed poisoned / toxic poisoning prolapsed ruptured side effects smoking stone stress trauma tumour – benign tumour - malign ulcer weight problem worn out

The list of problems is not definitive, but provides a helpful range of problems that a first time patient might be suffering from.

Diseases translated to Spanish abortion abscess acne Addison’s disease AIDS alcoholism alopecia Alzheimer’s disease anaemia anemia aneurysm anorexia nervosa appendicitis arteriosclerosis arthritis asthma bronchiectasis bronchitis cancer cataract cerebral haemorrhage chicken pox choleocystitis cholera cirrhosis colic colitis coma concussion congenital paralysis conjunctivitis coronary thrombosis Crohn’s disease croup cystitis dermatitis detached retina diabetes Down’s syndrome duodenal ulcer enteritis epilepsy eczema emphysema encephalitis gall stones gastric ulcer gastritis German measles glandular fever glaucoma gonorrhoea gout haemorrhoides head injury heart attack heart failure hepatitis hernia herpes hiatus hernia Hodgkin’s disease hypertension hypotension jaundice kidney stones laryngitis leukaemia malaria mastitis measles mumps Ménière’s disease meningitis migraine mole multiple sclerosis muscular dystrophy myxoedema nephritis nephrosis neuralgia neuritis orchitis osteoarthritis osteoporosis otitis pancreatitis Parkinson’s disease peritonitis phlebitis pleurisy pneumonia pneumothorax poliomyelitis psoriasis Raynaud’s disease rheumatic fever rheumatoid arthritis scarlet fever sciatica septicaemia shingles sinusitis spondilitis stroke syphilis tendonitis thyrotoxicosis toxaemia tropical disease tuberculosis typhoid fever typhus varicose veins verruca wart whooping cough

The vocabulary covers a wide range of diseases in alphabetical order, providing the Spanish translation for each.