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Neurology (translation)
Medical Spanish
61
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
11/26/2008

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Term
Amnesia
Definition
La amnesia
Term
Aneurism*
Definition
el aneurisma (localized blood bubble due to weakness in the wall of an artery or vein)
Term
aphasia*
Definition
la afasia (unable to understand/speak language)
Term
autism
Definition
el autismo
Term
brain
Definition
el cerebro
Term
brain injury
Definition
el traumatismo cerebral
Term
central nervous system
Definition
el sistema nervioso central
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cerebellum*
Definition
el cerebelo (motor skills)
Term
concussion
Definition
la concusión
Term
cerebrospinal fluid
Definition
el liquido cerebroespinal
Term
coma
Definition
la coma
Term
cranial nerves
Definition
los nervios craneales
Term
dementia
Definition
la demencia
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dizziness
Definition
el mareo
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double vision
Definition
la vision doble
Term
electroencephalogram (E.E.G.)*
Definition
el electroencefalograma (measures electrical activity in the brain)
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encephalitis*
Definition
la encefalitis (acute inflammation of the brain)
Term
epidural anesthesia
Definition
la anestesia epidural
Term
faint
Definition
el desmayo
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hallucination
Definition
la alucinación
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lethargic
Definition
letárgico
Term
meninges*
Definition
los meninges (layers of membranes that envelop
Term
narcolepsy
Definition
la narcolepsia
Term
nerves
Definition
los nervios
Term
neurologist
Definition
el neurologo
Term
phenobarbital*
Definition
el fenobarbital, el hipnotico, el sedante (anti-convulsant)
Term
ringing in the ears
Definition
el tintineo en los oidos
Term
sciatic nerve*
Definition
el nervio ciatico (large nerve, starts in lower back, goes down buttock and into leg)
Term
seizure
Definition
la convulsion
Term
somnolence
Definition
la somnolencia
Term
spinal cord
Definition
la medulla espinal
Term
spinal nerves
Definition
los nervios espinales
Term
spinal tap
Definition
la punción lumbar
Term
strange smells
Definition
los olores raros
Term
transient ischemic attack (TIA)*
Definition
el ataque isquemico transitorio (transient stroke when blood supply to brain is cut off temporarily
Term
vertigo
Definition
el vertigo
Term
neurological conditions
Definition
las condiciones neurológicas
Term
Alzheimer's disease*
Definition
la enfermedad de Alzheimer, el zeme (dementia)
Term
cerebral palsy*
Definition
la paralysis cerebral (neurological movement disorders in pediatric patients that do not worsen)
Term
epilepsy
Definition
la epilepsia
Term
"Grand Mal" seizure (epilepsy)*
Definition
la epilepsia Gran Mal (seizures)
Term
"Petit Mal" seizure (epilepsy)*
Definition
la epilepsia Petit Mal (unconscious but no seizures)
Term
Memory disorder
Definition
El trastorno de la memoria
Term
meningitis
Definition
la meningitis
Term
mental disorder
Definition
el trastorno mental
Term
mental retardation
Definition
el retraso mental
Term
migraine headache
Definition
la migraña
Term
multiple sclerosis*
Definition
la esclerosis multiple (autoimmune condition where immune system attacks the central nervous system)
Term
Parkinson's disease*
Definition
la enfermedad de Parkinson (movement disorder)
Term
pinched nerve
Definition
el nervio pellizcado
Term
Stroke*
Definition
La embolia cerebral (el derrame cerebral) (loss of brain function due to disturbance in blood vessels in brain)
Term
syncope*
Definition
el sincope (fainting due to lack of oxygen to the brain)
Term
stand up
Definition
levántese, levántate
Term
walk on your toes
Definition
anda/e de puntillas
Term
walk on your heels
Definition
anda/e de talones
Term
walk towards me
Definition
anda/e hacia mi
Term
Can you feel when I touch you?
Definition
Siente cuando le toco?
Term
do you feel the same on both sides?
Definition
siente lo mismo en los dos lados?
Term
do you feel any numbness?
Definition
siente un adormecimiento?
Term
run your heel on the shin of your other leg
Definition
con el talon recorra la espinilla de la otra pierna
Term
push against me when I pull your arm
Definition
empuje hacia mi cuando tiro su brazo
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