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"Medical" is an adjective which is often translated as "médico", and "health insurance" is a noun which is often translated as "el seguro médico". Learn more about the difference between "medical" and "health insurance" below.
medical(
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)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.
health insurance(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el seguro 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).
I bought my health insurance policy online.Contraté mi póliza de seguro médico en línea.
b. el seguro de enfermedad (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).
One of the perks of the job is free health insurance.Una de las ventajas del trabajo es el seguro de enfermedad gratuito.
c. el seguro de salud (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).
Because she had private health insurance, she was able to have the operation immediately.Como tenía seguro de salud privado, pudo operarse inmediatamente.
