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garganta
throat
📌 Nota gramatical
Commonly used with the verb 'doler' to express localized pain.
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fiebre
fever
📌 Nota gramatical
Often paired with verbs like 'tener' (to have) or 'subir' (to rise).
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tos
cough
📌 Nota gramatical
Takes the feminine article; plural is rarely used except in medical contexts.
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gripe
flu
📌 Nota gramatical
Synonymous with 'influenza', though 'gripe' is much more common in daily speech.
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receta
prescription
📌 Nota gramatical
Also means 'recipe' in culinary contexts.
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pastilla
pill
📌 Nota gramatical
Interchangeable with 'píldora' or 'comprimido' in many contexts.
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jarabe
syrup
📌 Nota gramatical
Masculine noun taking 'el'.
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enfermedad
illness
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from 'enfermo' (sick) with the abstract noun suffix '-dad'.
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síntoma
symptom
📌 Nota gramatical
A Greek-origin masculine noun ending in '-ma' (takes 'el' in singular).
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herida
wound
📌 Nota gramatical
Past participle of 'herir' used as a noun.
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mareo
dizziness
📌 Nota gramatical
Can also refer to motion sickness ('mareo por movimiento').
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alergia
allergy
📌 Nota gramatical
Often followed by the preposition 'a' (alergia a los frutos secos).
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urgencia
emergency
📌 Nota gramatical
Plural form 'urgencias' is commonly used to refer to the ER department.
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enfermero
nurse
📌 Nota gramatical
Feminine form is 'la enfermera'.
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cirugía
surgery
📌 Nota gramatical
Can also be called 'operación' in everyday speech.
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farmacia
pharmacy
📌 Nota gramatical
Essential location for buying non-prescription drugs and picking up prescriptions.
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sanitario
healthcare worker
📌 Nota gramatical
Can be used as a noun or an adjective relating to health systems.
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paciente
patient
📌 Nota gramatical
Common-gender noun: 'el paciente' or 'la paciente' depending on biological sex.
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enfermo
sick
📌 Nota gramatical
Functions as an adjective here; can also be a noun ('el enfermo').
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saludable
healthy
📌 Nota gramatical
Invariable for gender (ends in -e), plural is 'saludables'.
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recetar
to prescribe
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used specifically for medical prescriptions.
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curar
to cure
📌 Nota gramatical
Can be used reflexively ('curarse') to mean healing or recovering.
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examinar
to examine
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb used for physical checkups and test reviews.
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sanar
to heal
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used metaphorically as well as for physical healing.
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recuperarse
to recover
📌 Nota gramatical
Pronominal verb requiring reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se).
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