English Spanish 4th Edition DICTIONARY OF HEALTH RELATED TERMS Edited by Liliana Osorio A publication of: Health Initiative of the Americas UC Berkeley, School of Public Health Office of Binational Border Health California Department of Public Health Dictionary of Health Related Terms: English – Spanish English Spanish 4th Edition DICTIONARY OF HEALTH RELATED TERMS Copyright © 2012 UC Regents and California Department of Public Health Material included in this publication may be reproduced, provided that full credit is given to its source. An electronic version of this publication is available at the Health Initiative of the Americas web page: http://hia.berkeley.edu and at the California Office of Binational Border Health web page: www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cobbh To order more copies of this publication, please visit: http://hia.berkeley.edu Design and Layout: Yara Pisani Dictionary of Health Related Terms: English - Spanish TABLE OF CONTEXT DICTIONARY OF HEALTH RELATED TERMS Introduction 2 A 4 B 7 C 10 D 14 E 17 F 18 G 20 H 21 I 24 J 25 K 25 L 26 M 27 N 30 O 31 P 32 Q 36 R 36 S 37 T 42 U 44 V 44 W 45 X 47 Y 47 Z 47 General Instructions 48 Instructions on Taking Medications 49 Personal Data 50 Medical History 51 Human Anatomy 52 1 Introduction This English-Spanish Dictionary of Health Related Terms was developed as an instrument for health care personnel and other professionals working with the Latino population in the United States. The main pur- pose of the dictionary is to strengthen communication between Spanish- speaking populations and the health workers serving them, and facilitate dialogue by reducing cultural and linguistic barriers. Besides the proper terms in English and Spanish, this dictionary contains many popular expressions used in Mexico and Central America to describe names, signs and symptoms of illness. This fourth edition includes new terms on several health topics, including infectious diseases, chronic diseases, environmental health, and managed health care. This publication is a joint effort of the Health Initiative of the Americas, a program of the School of Public Health at the University of California Berkeley, and the Office of Binational Border Health, of the California Department of Public Health. The compilation of materials, editing, and review of this edition and past editions of the dictionary could not have been accomplished without the collaboration of countless people work- ing in the following organizations: California Department of Public Health California Department of Health Care Services County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency Illinois Department of Human Services Imperial County, Public Health Department Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) Mexican Children’s Hospital Mexican National Institute of Public Health Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs Mexican Secretariat of Health Molina Healthcare Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista/ AHEC-CalPEN U.S.- Mexico Science Fundation (FUMEC) University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis US-Mexico Border Health Commission (USMBHC) 2 Publication of this edition was made possible by the generous support of the California Office of Binational BorderHealth, the California Depart- ment of Public Health and Department of Health Care Services, Office of Multicultural Health, the Border Infectious Diseases Surveillance (BIDS) program, and Health Net of California.