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"Medicine" is a noun which is often translated as "la medicina", and "physiotherapy" is a noun which is often translated as "la fisioterapia". Learn more about the difference between "medicine" and "physiotherapy" below.
medicine(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la medicina (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).
She went to Guadalajara to study medicine.Ella se fue para Guadalajara a estudiar medicina.
2. (drugs)
a. la medicina (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).
The medicine I use for headaches is in the cabinet.La medicina que uso para los dolores de cabeza está en el armario.
b. el medicamento (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).
The doctor gave her a prescription for new medicine.El médico le dio una receta para un medicamento nuevo.
physiotherapy(
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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. (medicine)
a. la fisioterapia (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).
Katrina needed three months of physiotherapy after her accident.Katrina necesitó tres meses de fisioterapia después de su accidente.
b. la kinesiología (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).
Diane's uncle's war injury inspired her to study physiotherapy in college.La lesión que se hizo el tío de Diane en la guerra la inspiró para estudiar kinesiología en la universidad.
c. la quinesiología (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).
Jason needs a lot of physiotherapy to walk again.Jason necesita mucha quinesiología para volver a caminar.
