Medical Terminology in Spanish 🩺

– Essential Words for Healthcare Professionals –

As the number of Spanish-speaking patients continues to grow, effective communication in healthcare has never been more important. For healthcare professionals, knowing essential medical terminology in Spanish can bridge the gap, ensuring patients feel understood and cared for.

In this vocabulary list, we’ll cover the key Spanish medical terms and phrases that can make all the difference in delivering quality, compassionate care to Spanish-speaking communities.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, or medical assistant, these terms will help you confidently navigate patient interactions.

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the allergy	la alergia
the ambulance	la ambulancia
the anesthesia	la anestesia
the appointment	la cita
the bandage	la venda
the blood pressure	la presión arterial
the blood test	el análisis de sangre
the cast	el yeso
the clinic	la clínica
the consultation	la consulta
the diagnosis	el diagnóstico
the disease	la enfermedad
the doctor	el doctor / la doctora
the emergency	la emergencia
the examination	el examen
the fracture	la fractura
the heart attack	el ataque cardíaco / el infarto
the hospital	el hospital
the infection	la infección
the injection	la inyección
the intensive care unit (icu)	la unidad de cuidados intensivos (uci)
the medicine	el medicamento / la medicina
the nurse	el enfermero / la enfermera
the oxygen	el oxígeno
the pain	el dolor
the patient	el paciente
the pharmacist	el farmacéutico / la farmacéutica
the pharmacy	la farmacia
the prescription	la receta
the recovery	la recuperación
the specialist	el especialista / la especialista
the stitches	los puntos
the stroke	el derrame cerebral / el ictus
the surgery	la cirugía
the symptom	el síntoma
the treatment	el tratamiento
the vaccine	la vacuna
the virus	el virus
the wheelchair	la silla de ruedas
the x-ray	la radiografía
to diagnose	diagnosticar
to examine	examinar
to heal	curar
to hospitalize	hospitalizar
to inject	inyectar
to operate	operar
to prescribe	recetar
to recover	recuperar
to test	hacer pruebas
to treat	tratar

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Spanish Words for Beginners : Christmas

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about Christmas. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful Spanish words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
christmas	la navidad
the advent calendar	el calendario de adviento
the angel	el ángel
the bells	las campanas
the candy	los dulces
the candy cane	el bastón de caramelo
the carol	el villancico
the chimney	la chimenea
the christmas cards	las tarjetas de navidad
the christmas day	el día de navidad
the christmas dinner	la cena de navidad
the christmas eve	la nochebuena
the christmas market	el mercado navideño
the christmas tree	el árbol de navidad
the decorations	las decoraciones
the elves	los elfos
the family reunion	la reunión familiar
the fireplace	la chimenea
the gifts exchange	el intercambio de regalos
the gingerbread	el pan de jengibre
the holiday cheer	la alegría navideña
the holiday season	la temporada navideña
the holly	el acebo
the joy	la felicidad
the lights	las luces
the mistletoe	el muérdago
the nativity scene	el belén
the new year’s eve	la nochevieja
the north pole	el polo norte
the ornaments	los adornos
the presents	los regalos
the reindeer	el reno
the santa claus	el papá noel
the sleigh	el trineo
the snowflake	el copo de nieve
the snowman	el muñeco de nieve
the star	la estrella
the stocking	la media de navidad
the turkey	el pavo
the wreath	la corona de navidad
to celebrate	celebrar
to decorate	decorar
to gather	reunirse
to give (gifts)	dar (regalos)
to light (candles)	encender (velas)
to receive (gifts)	recibir (regalos)
to share	compartir
to sing (carols)	cantar (villancicos)
to wish	desear
to wrap (presents)	envolver (regalos)

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Spanish Words for Beginners : Olympic Games

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about the Olympic Games. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful Spanish words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the athlete	el/la atleta
the basketball	el baloncesto
the boxing	el boxeo
the bronze medal	la medalla de bronce
the closing ceremony	la ceremonia de clausura
the competition	la competencia
the doping test	la prueba de dopaje
the equestrian	el ecuestre
the fencing	la esgrima
the football (soccer)	el fútbol
the gold medal	la medalla de oro
the gymnastics	la gimnasia
the high jump	el salto de altura
the host city	la ciudad anfitriona
the hurdles	las vallas
the javelin throw	el lanzamiento de jabalina
the long jump	el salto de longitud
the marathon	el maratón
the medal	la medalla
the olympic flame	la llama olímpica
the olympic games	los juegos olímpicos
the olympic records	los récords olímpicos
the olympic village	la villa olímpica
the opening ceremony	la ceremonia de apertura
the paralympic games	los juegos paralímpicos
the relay race	la carrera de relevos
the rowing	el remo
the sailing	la vela
the silver medal	la medalla de plata
the spectators	los espectadores
the sports event	el evento deportivo
the swimming	la natación
the team sports	los deportes de equipo
the tennis	el tenis
the torch	la antorcha
the track and field	el atletismo
the volleyball	el voleibol
the weightlifting	la halterofilia
the world records	los récords mundiales
the wrestling	la lucha
to break (a record)	romper (un récord)
to compete	competir
to jump	saltar
to lose	perder
to participate	participar
to qualify	clasificar
to run	correr
to swim	nadar
to train	entrenar
to win	ganar

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Spanish Words for Beginners : 100 communication verbs

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about 100 communication verbs. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
to address	dirigirse
to advise	aconsejar
to affirm	afirmar
to alert	alertar
to announce	anunciar
to answer	responder
to argue	argumentar
to articulate	explicar claramente
to assert	afirmar
to brainstorm	lluvia de ideas
to brief	informar
to broadcast	transmitir
to chat	charlar
to clarify	aclarar
to comment	acomentar
to communicate	comunicar
to consult	consultar
to converse	conversar
to convey	transmitir
to criticize	criticar
to debate	debatir
to demonstrate	demostrar
to describe	describir
to disclose	revelar
to discuss	discutir
to educate	educar
to elaborate	ampliar
to emphasize	enfatizar
to engage	involucrar
to enlighten	iluminar
to explain	aclarar
to express	expresar
to guide	guiar
to highlight	resaltar
to illustrate	ilustrar
to imply	implicar
to inform	informar
to inquire	inquirir
to instruct	instruir
to interpret	interpretar
to narrate	narrar
to negotiate	discuta
to notify	notificar
to outline	delimitar
to persuade	persuadir
to present	presentar
to pronounce	pronunciar
to question	interrogar
to reaffirm	reafirmar
to reiterate	reiterar
to relay	transmitir
to remark	hacer una observación
to report	informar
to respond	responder
to reveal	revelar
to share	compartir
to suggest	sugerir
to summarize	resumir
to talk	hablar
to tell	contar
to transmit	transmitir
to unveil	desvelar
to update	actualizar
to utter	pronunciar
to verbalize	expresar
to voice	expresar

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Spanish Words for Beginners : Energy and natural resources

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about energy and natural resources. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the climate	el clima
the coal	el carbón
the conservation	la conservación
the demand	la demanda
the ecosystem	el ecosistema
the efficiency	la eficiencia
the emission	la emisión
the energy	la energía
the environment	el medio ambiente
the extraction	la extracción
the fossil fuels	los combustibles fósiles
the gas	el gas
the geothermal energy	la energía geotérmica
the grid	la red eléctrica
the hydroelectric power	la energía hidroeléctrica
the nuclear energy	la energía nuclear
the oil	el petróleo
the pollution	la contaminación
the power plant	la central eléctrica
the renewable energy	la energía renovable
the reservoir	el embalse
the resource	el recurso
the resource management	la gestión de recursos
the solar panel	el panel solar
the solar power	la energía solar
the supply	el suministro
the sustainability	la sostenibilidad
the sustainability	la sostenibilidad
the wind	el viento
the wind turbine	el aerogenerador
to balance	equilibrar
to conserve	conservar
to consume	consumir
to deplete	agotar
to develop	desarrollar
to evaluate	evaluar
to explore	explorar
to extract	extraer
to generate	generar
to harness	aprovechar
to invest	invertir
to manage	gestionar
to monitor	monitorear
to produce	producir
to protect	proteger
to recycle	reciclar
to reduce	reducir
to sustain	mantener
to use	usar
to waste	desperdiciar

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Spanish Words for Beginners : At the restaurant (catering)

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about restaurants and catering. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the appetizer	el aperitivo
the bill	la cuenta
the billfold	el billetero
the bottle	la botella
the chef	el chef
the chef’s special	el especial del chef
the condiments	los condimentos
the dessert	el postre
the dish	el plato
the drink	la bebida
the fork	el tenedor
the glass	el vaso
the knife	el cuchillo
the main course	el plato principal
the menu	el menú
the napkin	la servilleta
the order	el pedido
the receipt	el recibo
the reservation	la reserva
the restaurant	el restaurante
the side dish	el acompañamiento
the special	el plato del día
the spoon	la cuchara
the table	la mesa
the tip	la propina
the tray	la bandeja
the waiter / the waitress	el camarero / la camarera
the waiter’s station	el puesto del camarero
the wine list	la carta de vinos
to adjust	ajustar
to ask	preguntar
to book	hacer una reserva
to check	revisar
to clear	limpiar
to complain	quejarse
to cook	cocinar
to deliver	entregar
to enjoy	disfrutar
to order	pedir
to pay	pagar
to prepare	preparar
to recommend	recomendar
to refill	reponer
to request	solicitar
to reserve	reservar
to serve	servir
to taste	probar

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Spanish Words for Beginners : The hotel industry

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about the hotel industry. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the amenities	las comodidades
the banquet hall	el salón de banquetes
the bellboy	el botones
the booking	la reserva
the cancellation	la cancelación
the check-in	el registro de entrada
the check-out	el registro de salida
the concierge	el conserje
the conference room	la sala de conferencias
the elevator	el ascensor
the front desk	la recepción
the front desk clerk	el recepcionista
the guest	el huésped
the hotel	el hotel
the hotel manager	el gerente del hotel
the housekeeping	la limpieza
the lobby	el vestíbulo
the lobby bar	el bar del vestíbulo
the minibar	el minibar
the occupancy	la ocupación
the rate	la tarifa
the reception	la recepción
the reservation	la reserva
the resort	el complejo turístico
the room	la habitación
the room service	el servicio a la habitación
the service	el servicio
the shuttle	el transporte
the suite	la suite
the valet service	el servicio de aparcacoches
to accommodate	acomodar
to assist	asistir
to book	reservar
to cancel	cancelar
to check in	registrarse
to check out	salir
to clean	limpiar
to confirm	confirmar
to experience	experimentar
to handle	manejar
to inquire	preguntar
to manage	gestionar
to offer	ofrecer
to provide	proporcionar
to request	solicitar
to reserve	reservar
to serve	servir
to stay	alojarse
to upgrade	mejorar
to welcome	dar la bienvenida

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Spanish Words for Beginners : Marketing and advertising

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about marketing and advertising. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the advertising	la publicidad
the ad campaign	la campaña publicitaria
the advertisement	el anuncio
the advertising agency	la agencia de publicidad
the advertising strategy	la estrategia publicitaria
the billboard	la valla publicitaria
the brand	la marca
the brand identity	la identidad de marca
the campaign	la campaña
the commercial	el comercial
the content	el contenido
the customer feedback	la retroalimentación del cliente
the digital marketing	el marketing digital
the graphic design	el diseño gráfico
the influencer	el influencer / la influencer
the market research	la investigación de mercado
the market segment	el segmento de mercado
the marketing	el marketing
the marketing mix	la mezcla de marketing
the marketing plan	el plan de marketing
the product placement	la colocación de productos
the promotion	la promoción
the promotional material	el material promocional
the public relations	las relaciones públicas
the sales	las ventas
the slogan	el eslogan
the social media	las redes sociales
the strategy	la estrategia
the target audience	el público objetivo
the target market	el mercado objetivo
to advertise	anunciar
to advertise	publicitar
to analyze	analizar
to brand	marcar
to campaign	hacer campaña
to create	crear
to design	diseñar
to develop	desarrollar
to endorse	respaldar
to engage	involucrar
to influence	influir
to launch	lanzar
to market	comercializar
to measure	medir
to negotiate	negociar
to optimize	optimizar
to promote	promocionar
to reach	alcanzar
to strategize	estrategiar
to target	dirigir

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Spanish Words for Beginners : Industry

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about industry. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the assembly	el ensamblaje
the assembly line	la línea de montaje
the automation	la automatización
the equipment	el equipo
the factory	la fábrica
the factory floor	el suelo de la fábrica
the industrial revolution	la revolución industrial
the industrial sector	el sector industrial
the industry	la industria
the innovation	la innovación
the labor	el trabajo
the labor force	la fuerza laboral
the machinery	la maquinaria
the manufacturing	la manufactura
the output	la producción
the plant	la planta
the process	el proceso
the product	el producto
the product line	la línea de productos
the production	la producción
the production line	la línea de producción
the quality control	el control de calidad
the raw materials	las materias primas
the sector	el sector
the supply chain	la cadena de suministro
the technical support	el soporte técnico
the tool	la herramienta
the worker	el trabajador / la trabajadora
the workshop	el taller
the workshop area	el área de trabajo
to adjust	ajustar
to assemble	montar
to automate	automatizar
to control	controlar
to design	diseñar
to develop	desarrollar
to engineer	diseñar
to fabricate	fabricar
to improve	mejorar
to innovate	innovar
to inspect	inspeccionar
to maintain	mantener
to manufacture	fabricar
to operate	operar
to plan	planificar
to process	procesar
to produce	producir
to repair	reparar
to streamline	optimizar
to test	probar

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Spanish Words for Beginners : Agriculture

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Here’s a complete Spanish vocabulary list about agriculture. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
the agribusiness	el agro-negocio
the agricultural sector	el sector agrícola
the agriculture	la agricultura
the agronomy	la agronomía
the biodiversity	la biodiversidad
the conservation	la conservación
the crop	el cultivo
the crop rotation	la rotación de cultivos
the farm	la granja
the farmer	el agricultor / la agricultora
the farmer’s market	el mercado agrícola
the fertilizer	el fertilizante
the grain	el grano
the greenhouse	el invernadero
the harvest	la cosecha
the irrigation	el riego
the land	la tierra
the livestock	el ganado
the mechanization	la mecanización
the orchard	el huerto
the organic farming	la agricultura orgánica
the pest control	el control de plagas
the pesticide	el pesticida
the planting season	la temporada de siembra
the plow	el arado
the poultry	las aves de corral
the rural area	el área rural
the seed	la semilla
the soil	el suelo / la tierra
the sustainability	la sostenibilidad
the tractor	el tractor
the vineyard	el viñedo
the weather	el clima
the yield	el rendimiento
to breed	criar
to cultivate	cultivar
to feed	alimentar
to fertilize	fertilizar
to graze	pastar
to grow	crecer
to harvest	cosechar
to irrigate	regar
to plant	plantar
to plow	arar
to protect	proteger
to prune	podar
to rotate crops	rotar cultivos
to sow	sembrar
to weed	desherbar
to yield	rendir

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