How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Spanish vocabulary: health and medical

At the doctor’s or at the pharmacy: symptoms, illnesses, treatments and medicines in Spanish.

Here are 100 Spanish words on “Health and medicine”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
donación de sangre	blood donation
extracción de sangre	blood test
moratón	bruise
cáncer	cancer
seguro complementario	complementary health cover
consulta	consultation
discapacidad	disability
médico	doctor
fiebre	fever
dolor de cabeza	headache
salud	health
seguro médico	health insurance
higiene	hygiene
infección	infection
herida	injury
historial médico	medical record
medicamento	medicine
matrona	midwife
dolor	pain
farmacia	pharmacy
receta	prescription
cuarentena	quarantine
reposo	rest
enfermo	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
baja laboral	sick leave
efecto secundario	side effect
estrés	stress
cirujano	surgeon
análisis	test
consultar	to consult
hacerse daño	to hurt oneself
operar	to operate
restablecerse	to recover
sufrir	to suffer
tratar	to treat
dolor de muelas	toothache
tratamiento	treatment
vacuna	vaccine
virus	virus
sala de espera	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
adicción	addiction
alcoholismo	alcoholism
ambulancia	ambulance
anestesia	anaesthesia
asma	asthma
venda	bandage
quemadura	burn
auxiliar de enfermería	care assistant
escayola	cast
colesterol	cholesterol
resfriado	cold
convalecencia	convalescence
tos	coughNoun, the symptom itself
corte	cut
diabetes	diabetes
diarrea	diarrhoea
gotas	drops
intoxicación alimentaria	food poisoning
médico de cabecera	general practitioner
insomnio	insomnia
náusea	nausea
obesidad	obesity
quirófano	operating theatre
farmacéutico	pharmacist
neumonía	pneumonia
prótesis	prosthesis
curación	recovery
cicatriz	scar
esguince	sprain
jarabe	syrup
termómetro	thermometer
sangrar	to bleed
resfriarse	to catch a cold
trasplante	transplant
silla de ruedas	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
anemia	anaemia
anestesista	anaesthetist
antibiótico	antibiotic
cápsula	capsule
cardiólogo	cardiologist
contagio	contagion
muleta	crutch
deshidratación	dehydration
dermatólogo	dermatologist
posología	dosage
socorrista	first aider
pomada	ointment
fisioterapia	physiotherapy
recaída	relapse
somnífero	sleeping pill
tabaquismo	smoking habit
férula	splint
gastroenteritis	stomach bug
insolación	sunstroke
jeringa	syringe
faringitis	throat infection
hospitalizar	to hospitalise
vacunar	to vaccinate
vómito	vomiting
radiografía	X ray

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

bruise moratón moretón
midwife matrona partera
sick leave baja laboral incapacidad laboral
cast escayola yeso
general practitioner médico de cabecera médico general

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.