enfermo

Definitions of enfermo
  1. noun
    people who are sick
    synonyms: vómito
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    type of:
    gente
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  2. noun
    a person suffering from an illness
    synonyms: doliente
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    tísico
    a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
    convaleciente
    a person who is recovering from illness
    depresivo
    someone suffering psychological depression
    diabético
    someone who has diabetes
    dispéptico
    a person suffering from indigestion
    epiléptico
    a person who has epilepsy
    hemofílico
    someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
    enfermo incurable
    a person whose disease is incurable
    insomne
    someone who cannot sleep
    inválido, minusválido
    someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
    colifato, demente, locatis, loco, lunático, maniaco, maníaco, obseso
    an insane person
    maniacodepresivo
    a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
    monomaníaco
    a person suffering from monomania
    neurasténico
    a person suffering a nervous breakdown
    neurótico
    a person suffering from neurosis
    paciente
    a person who requires medical care
    psicótico, sicótico
    a person afflicted with psychosis
    reumático
    a person suffering with rheumatism
    sifilítico
    a person suffering from syphilis
    valetudinario
    weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
    aléxico
    a person with alexia
    cataléptico
    a person suffering from catalepsy
    chiflado, majara, majareta, pirado, tipo raro
    someone deranged and possibly dangerous
    hipocondriaco, hipocondríaco
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
    paciente interno
    a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
    incendiario, pirómano
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
    loca
    a woman lunatic
    melancólico
    someone subject to melancholia
    paciente externo
    a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
    paranoico
    a person afflicted with paranoia
    psicópata, sicópata
    someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
    esquizofrénico
    someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia
    vacunado
    a patient who has been vaccinated
    type of:
    desdichado, desgraciado, desventurado
    a person who suffers misfortune
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