Below is a list of basic Spanish medical vocabulary. This list is very important when you want to describe your condition as well as associated symptoms while abroad. It's a key to get the assistance that you need.
Spanish medical words and phrases
General medical words and phrases
- Doctor - doctor/doctora/médico/médica
- Nurse - enfermero/enfermera
- Pain - dolor
- Sick (adjective)/Patient (noun) - enfermo/enferma
- I'm sick - Estoy enfermo
- Disease/illness/sickness - enfermedad
- Symptom - Síntoma
- Pharmacy - la farmacia
- Medicine - la dedicina
- Ambulance - la ambulancia
- Hospital - el hospital
- Help! - ¡Socorro!
- I have pain - Tengo dolor
- I need a doctor! - ¡Necesito un médico!
- It's an emergency! - ¡Es una emergencia!
- Call an ambulance! - ¡Llame una ambulancia!
Asking about your symptoms
- What symptoms do you have? - ¿Qué tipo de síntomas tiene?
- Do you have pain? - ¿Tiene dolor?
- Where do you have pain? - ¿Dónde te duele?
Talking about your problem
- What is the problem? - ¿Cuál es el problema?
I have a pain/ache of ___. - Tengo dolor de ___.
For example:
Tengo dolor de cabeza - I have a headache
Tengo dolor de garganta - I have a sore throat
- stomachache - estómago
- toothache - muelas
- sore throat - garganta
- sore ears - oídos
My ___hurt/hurts. - Me duele/duelen la/el/las/los ___.
For example:
Me duele el brazo - My arm hurts
Me duele el hombro - My shoulder hurts
Me duele la espalda - My back hurts
See: Human body parts in Spanish
I have ___. - Tengo ___.
For example:
Tengo un resfriado - I have a cold
Tengo fiebre - I have a fever
- a cold - un resfriado
- a fever - firbre
- the flu - la gripe
- nausea - nauseas
- an infection - una infección
- a virus - un virus
- an allergy - una alergia
- insomnia - de insomnio
I need ___. - Necesito ___.
For example:
Necesito un somnífero - I need sleeping pills
- bandages - curitas
- a cast - un yeso
- crutches - muletas
- antibiotics - antibióticos
- cough syrup - jarabe para la tos
- prescription - una receta médica
Other common medical words
- Vomit - vómito
- Diarrhea - diarrea
- Fatigue - fatiga
- Vomit - vómito
- Diarrhea - diarrea
- Fatigue - fatiga
- Low blood pressure - Presión baja
- High blood pressure - Presión alta
You may want to see: Common Spanish travel words and phrases.
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