atención médica

Definitions of atención médica
  1. noun
    professional treatment for illness or injury
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    hospitalización
    placing in medical care in a hospital
    irrigación
    (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
    vendaje
    the act of applying a bandage
    inyección
    the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
    sangría
    formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
    desintoxicación
    treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
    desinfección
    treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
    anticoagulación
    the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood
    alopatía
    the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself
    homeopatía
    a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated
    quimioterapia
    the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)
    corrección
    treatment of a specific defect
    galvanismo
    the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
    medicación
    the act of treating with medicines or remedies
    terapia ocupacional
    therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
    jeringación
    irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
    clister, enema, lavativa
    an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
    lavado
    washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water
    fisioterapia
    therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
    psicoterapia
    the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
    radioterapia
    (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    tratamiento de shock
    treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
    cloración
    disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
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    terapia, terapéutica
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
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