Pain & Musculoskeletal Care — Medical Spanish Vocabulary

Pain-description, orthopedic, and joint-related vocabulary for assessment, mobility issues, and rheumatologic complaints.

Pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek care, and musculoskeletal complaints are where descriptive Spanish becomes especially important. This page combines pain language with orthopedic and joint vocabulary so it works as a more complete reference.

Pain DescriptionsDescriptorsOrthopedicsRheumatology

37 terms in this category

Quick Reference — Essential Pain & Musculoskeletal Care Terms

agudoacute/sharp
crónicochronic
intermitenteintermittent
levemild
moderadomoderate
severosevere
el esguincesprain
el huesobone

All Pain & Musculoskeletal Care Vocabulary

SpanishEnglish
agudoacute/sharp
crónicochronic
intermitenteintermittent
levemild
moderadomoderate
severosevere
el esguincesprain
el huesobone
el músculomuscle
el tendóntendon
la fracturafracture
la luxacióndislocation
el dolor al moverpain on movement
el dolor constanteconstant pain
el dolor difusodiffuse pain
el dolor en reposopain at rest
el dolor irradiadoradiating pain
el dolor lancinanteshooting pain
el dolor localizadolocalized pain
el dolor nocturnonight pain
el dolor opresivopressure-like pain
el dolor progresivoprogressive pain
el dolor pulsátilthrobbing pain
el dolor punzantestabbing pain
el dolor que viene y vapain that comes and goes

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