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"Health" is a noun which is often translated as "la salud", and "medical" is an adjective which is often translated as "médico". Learn more about the difference between "health" and "medical" below.
health(
hehlth
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. sanitario
The country has an excellent health care system.El país cuenta con un excelente sistema de asistencia sanitaria.
b. de sanidad
This year's health budget is one million dollars higher than the previous year.El presupuesto de sanidad de este año supera en un millón de dólares al del año anterior.
c. médico
To be treated at this center, you need to have health insurance.Para ser tratado en este centro, necesita tener un seguro médico.
d. de salud
Becky is very young, but she already has many health problems.Becky es muy joven, pero ya tiene muchos problemas de salud.
medical(
meh
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kuhl
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (medicine)
a. médico (treatment, care, profession)
She will receive the best medical treatment available.Recibirá el mejor tratamiento médico disponible.
b. de medicina (student, school)
The building on the right is the Medical School.El edificio a la derecha es la Facultad de Medicina.
c. clínico (history, case)
Not all patients have access to their medical history.No todos los pacientes tienen acceso a su historial clínico.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el examen médico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If you want to join the army, you have to pass the medical.Para entrar en el ejército, debes pasar el examen médico.
b. la revisión médica (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sandra failed her medical.Sandra no pasó la revisión médica.
c. el reconocimiento médico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Successful candidates will have to have a medical.Los candidatos seleccionados tendrán que someterse a un reconocimiento médico.
