(#2#19) Practical English - Doctor's and Health

Peter and Rebecca join forces to talk about the healthcare system, doctor's appointment and everything related, along with their usual songs and jokes. Peter tells his story of having nose surgery and talks about it step-by-step.

Here are this episodes notes:

Have an operation / surgery - operarse - le operan

Nose job - operación estética

Appointment - cita (médica)

Dates - cita romántica

GP - General Practitioner - médico de cabecera

Cabecera - headboard (cama)

Sinuses - senos paranasales

Ear-nose-throat specialist/doctor - oftalmólogo

Prescription - receta médica

Operating theatre - quirófano

Pre-op - zona de espera preoperatoria

Numb - entumecido / dormido

Tests - Pruebas médicas

Fasting - ayunar/ayunas

Waiting room - sala de espera

Gown - bata

Hat - gorrito

Bags for feet - patucos / bolsas para los pies

Drip - vía

Drops - gotas

Bruise - moratón

Gone down - deshincharse

To swell - hincharse - swollen - hinchado

Pass out / faint - desmayarse

Come to - volver a estar consciente

Trolley - carrito - camilla con ruedas

Resus - sala de despertar

To wheel - rodar / llevaron la camilla con ruedas

Check-up - revisión

Dressing - vendaje

Cotton - algodón

Cotton wool - el algodón hidrófilo

Stitches - puntos

To sum something up - resumir algo

Pronunciation:

- Antibiotics

- Arse - culo BrE

- Ass - culo AmE

False friends:

- Prescription - receta médica

- Recipe - receta de cocina

- Constipated - estriñido/a

- Blocked nose - constipado

- Sensible - sensato/a

- Sensitive - sensible (sp)

- Sympathetic - empático/a

- Nice, friendly, kind - simpático

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