acidosis

(pathology) acidosis (an abnormally increased acidity of the blood)


hernia

Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”).


anosmia

Borrowed from New Latin anosmia, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) and ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).


-itis

es-noun

-itis f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itis)

Borrowed from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”).

der

(pathology) -itis (denotes diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection)


uremia

Borrowed from French urémie, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).


pica

es-noun

pica f (countable and uncountable, plural picas)

(pathology, usually uncountable) pica (a disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances)


agnosia

From Ancient Greek ἀγνωσία (agnōsía, “ignorance”).

der

(medicine, neurology, pathology) agnosia


sarcoma

Borrowed from Late Latin sarcōma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ωμα (-ōma, “process”) or from Ancient Greek σαρκόω (sarkóō), itself from σάρξ (sárx).


necrosis

From Late Latin necrōsis, from Ancient Greek νέκρωσις (nékrōsis).


edema

Borrowed from New Latin edema, from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (oídēma, “swelling”), from οἰδέω (oidéō, “to swell”).


carcinoma

Borrowed from Latin carcinōma, from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα (karkínōma).

(oncology) carcinoma (type of malignant tumour)


oligozoospermia

es-noun

oligozoospermia f (plural oligozoospermias)


anemia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).


septicemia

From Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “septic”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, séptico + -emia.


angina

(pathology) angina (infection of the throat)


epistaxis

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis).


quimioterapia

Borrowed from French chimiothérapie. By surface analysis, quimio- + terapia.


valgo

es-adj

valgo (feminine valga, masculine plural valgos, feminine plural valgas)

valga (feminine)
valgos (masculine plural)
valgas (feminine plural)


IAM

myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction

(pathology) Initialism of infarto agudo de miocardio (“acute myocardial infarction”).


retinitis

Borrowed from German Retinitis. By surface analysis, retina + -itis.


ataxia

es-noun

ataxia f (countable and uncountable, plural ataxias)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”).


cepa

cepa de hongos

cepa de bacteria

En eso y en que tampoco parecen de momento muy alarmados los ciudadanos de una de las capitales financieras del mundo por la aparición en su país de una nueva cepa del coronavirus, con mayor poder de contagio.

2020 December 21, Ferran Bono, Guillermo Vega, Rafa Burgos, ““En Londres la gente pasa de llevar mascarilla en la calle y no parece muy preocupada por la nueva cepa””, in El País:

Besides this, the citizens of one of the world's largest financial capitals don't seem very concerned with the appearance of a new strain of the coronavirus in their country, one with greater contagious power.


sepsis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis).


sida

síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida#Spanish

Abbreviation of síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida. (AIDS)


ataque

(pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)


oleada

Gran parte de los manteros de la ciudad viven allí por lo que la muerte de Mame Mbaye, de 35 años, desató una oleada de protestas –se prendió fuego a contenedores y vehículos- y un gran despliegue policial para apaciguar el barrio.

2018 September 25, Pablo León, “¿Para quién es ‘cool’ Lavapiés?”, in El País:


leucemia

Borrowed from German Leukämie, a modern coinage based on Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “pale, white”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).


teratoma

From Scientific Latin teratoma, from Ancient Greek τέρατος (tératos, “monster”) and + -oma.


-oma

es-noun

-oma m (noun-forming suffix, plural -omas)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma).

(pathology) -oma (forms the names of tumours or masses)


otitis

From Scientific Latin otitis, from Ancient Greek ὠτός (ōtós, “ear”) + -itis.


coronavirus

In part from English coronavirus (also formed from combination with corona + virus).

Se cree que el coronavirus es un precursor de la infección por E. coli.

1985, Carlos Buxadé Carbó, El pollo de carne: sistemas de explotación y técnicas de producción:

It is believed that the coronavirus is a precursor to E. coli infection.

El estudio sero-epidemiológico, efecutado en 1987, ha demostrado la presencia y difusión de coronavirus respiratorio porcino en la Región de Murcia.

1993, María José Cubero Pablo, El coronavirus respiratorio porcino en la región de Murcia, page 57:

The seroepidemiological study, carried out in 1987, has demonstrated the presence and spread of porcine respiratory coronavirus in the Region of Murcia.

La nueva cepa de coronavirus, descubierta por primera vez en la ciudad de Wuhan, centro de China, causó alarma debido a su conexión con el Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo (SARS), que mató a casi 650 personas en China continental y Hong Kong en 2002-2003.

2020 January 20, Ricardo Pérez Vallejos, “Virus que provoca neumonía causa tercera muerte en China y llega a Corea del Sur”, in La Nación [Chile], archived from the original on 2020-01-28:

The new strain of coronavirus, first discovered in the city of Wuhan, central China, caused concern due to its connection to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which killed almost 650 people in mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003.


varicela

Borrowed from New Latin varicella, a false diminutive of Medieval Latin variola (“pock, pustule”).


hematemesis

From hemato- + Ancient Greek ἔμεσις (émesis, “vomit”).


eclampsia

From Latin eclampsia, from Ancient Greek ἔκλαμψις (éklampsis, “lightning”) + -ia.


rabia

Inherited from Late Latin rabia, from Classical Latin rabiēs. Cognate with English rage.


asfixia

Borrowed from New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σφύξις (sphúxis, “pulse”).


corea

From Latin chorēa, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “a type of dance”). Doublet of jauría.


melena

Borrowed from Latin melēna, from Ancient Greek μέλαινα (mélaina, “black”).


retinoblastoma

es-noun

retinoblastoma m (plural retinoblastomas)


gastroenteritis

gastroenteritis f (plural gastroenteritis)


raquitismo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαχίτης (rhakhítēs) + -ismo.


asma

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin āsthma, from Ancient Greek ἆσθμα (âsthma, “short-drawn breath, panting”).


cólico

From Latin colicus from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós), from κῶλον (kôlon, “colon”).

(pathology) colic (severe pains in the abdomen)


infarto

From Latin īnfartus. Cognate with English infarct.


afta

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha, “mouth ulcer”).


amaurosis

From Scientific Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μαύρωσῐς (amaúrōsis).


-osis

es-noun

-osis f (noun-forming suffix, plural -osis)


anuria

(pathology) anuria (a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine)


epidemia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin epidēmia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδημία (epidēmía).


viruela

Inherited from Late Latin variola, based on Latin varius (“speckled, variegated”).

(pathology) any of the fluid-filled blisters caused by smallpox


caspa

→ Cebuano: kaspa, caspa — obsolete

Chavacano: caspa, kaspa

Uncertain, but possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


maligno

es-adj

maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas)

maligna (feminine)
malignos (masculine plural)
malignas (feminine plural)


reuma

→ Tagalog: rayuma

Cuando las humedades la hacían claudicar de la pierna izquierda a causa de la detestable propensión al reuma adquirida años atrás, se apoyaba en un bastón negro.


síndrome

(pathology, psychology, psychiatry) syndrome

síndrome de Alicia en el País de las Maravillas


hemorragia

→ Tagalog: emorahiya

Borrowed from Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “violent bleeding”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnumi, “to break asunder, to tear, to shatter”).


prurito

→ Ido: prurito


aneurisma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνεύρυσμα (aneúrusma, “widening, opening”).


catarata

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin cataracta, from Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs, “down-rushing”).

der

(pathology) cataract (opacity of the lens in the eye)


adenocarcinoma

es-noun

adenocarcinoma m (plural adenocarcinomas)


agudo

es-adj

agudo (feminine aguda, masculine plural agudos, feminine plural agudas, superlative agudísimo)

aguda (feminine)
agudos (masculine plural)
agudas (feminine plural)
agudísimo (superlative)

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin acūtus. Cognate with English acute.


carbunco

→ Tagalog: karbungko

From an earlier carbunclo, borrowed from Latin carbunculus (“little coal”), metonymically referring to an abscess. Compare English carbuncle.


autismo

→ Basque: autismo

→ Tagalog: awtismo

Originally coined in German by Swiss psychologist Paul Bleuler. From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) [Term?] + -ismo.


eritema

From Scientific Latin erythema, from Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma).


degenerativo

degenerativo (feminine degenerativa, masculine plural degenerativos, feminine plural degenerativas)

degenerativa (feminine)
degenerativos (masculine plural)
degenerativas (feminine plural)


embolia

(pathology) embolism (obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)


estigma

Borrowed from Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand, mark”), from στίζω (stízō, “to mark”).

der

(botany, pathology, zoology, figuratively) stigma


tabaquismo

From tabaco (“tobacco”) + suffix -ismo (“-ism”).


bocio

→ Cebuano: bosyo

→ Tagalog: bosyo


reumático

es-adj

reumático (feminine reumática, masculine plural reumáticos, feminine plural reumáticas)

reumática (feminine)
reumáticos (masculine plural)
reumáticas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós).

(pathology) rheumatic (relating to, suffering from or characterised by rheumatism)


alergia

Borrowed from German Allergie, ultimately from Ancient Greek. See English allergy for more.


anaplasia

(cytology, oncology) anaplasia (reversion of differentiation in cells)


oliguria

From Scientific Latin oligūria, from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) and -ūria, equivalent to oligo- + -uria.


púrpura

Learned borrowing from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Cf. the inherited Old Spanish forms pórpola (“purple cloth”), pórpora.

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

(pathology) purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura


canceroso

canceroso (feminine cancerosa, masculine plural cancerosos, feminine plural cancerosas)

cancerosa (feminine)
cancerosos (masculine plural)
cancerosas (feminine plural)


cefalea

Borrowed from Late Latin cephalaea, from Ancient Greek κεφαλαία (kephalaía), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

(pathology) cephalalgia, headache, migraine


catarro

Borrowed from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos, “catarrh, head cold”), from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).


exoftalmia

(pathology) exophthalmos (abnormal protrusion of the eyeball)


afasia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

bor+

(pathology) aphasia (pathological speech disorder)


lisis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis).

(medicine, pathology) lysis (gradual recovery from disease)


hipotermia

Borrowed from New Latin hypothermia, from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”) + Latin -ia. By surface analysis, hipo- + -termia.


zaratán

Borrowed from Arabic سَرَطَان (saraṭān, “crab”).


atresia

From Scientific Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “hole”).


neutropenia

From neutrófilo and Ancient Greek πενία (penía).


enfisema

Borrowed from New Latin emphysēma, from Ancient Greek ἐμφύσημα (emphúsēma, “swelling, inflation”), from ἐμφυσάω (emphusáō, “to inflate”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + φυσάω (phusáō, “to blow”).


reumatoide

es-adj

reumatoide m or f (masculine and feminine plural reumatoides)

(pathology) rheumatoid (presenting analogies with rheumatism)


tubérculo

From Latin tuberculum, diminutive of tuber.

(anatomy, botany, pathology, mycology) tubercle


presbiacusia

From Ancient Greek πρέσβυς (présbus, “old”) + Ancient Greek ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”) + -ia.


epidémico

es-adj

epidémico (feminine epidémica, masculine plural epidémicos, feminine plural epidémicas)

epidémica (feminine)
epidémicos (masculine plural)
epidémicas (feminine plural)


-emia

es-noun

-emia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -emias)

From Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

(pathology) -aemia (forms the names of conditions affecting the blood or the bloodstream)


distrofia

Borrowed from French dystrophie, borrowed (1855) from Ancient Greek + French -ie, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + τροφή (trophḗ).


pruriginoso

es-adj

pruriginoso (feminine pruriginosa, masculine plural pruriginosos, feminine plural pruriginosas)

pruriginosa (feminine)
pruriginosos (masculine plural)
pruriginosas (feminine plural)


disfunción eréctil

es-noun

disfunción eréctil f (plural disfunciones eréctiles)

erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction


leucopenia

From leuco- + Ancient Greek πενία (penía).


granulomatoso

es-adj

granulomatoso (feminine granulomatosa, masculine plural granulomatosos, feminine plural granulomatosas)

granulomatosa (feminine)
granulomatosos (masculine plural)
granulomatosas (feminine plural)


artralgia

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + -algia.


atelectasia

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “endless, imperfect”) and Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “dilation”).


oligodendroglioma

es-noun

oligodendroglioma m (plural oligodendrogliomas)


acneico

es-adj

acneico (feminine acneica, masculine plural acneicos, feminine plural acneicas)

acneica (feminine)
acneicos (masculine plural)
acneicas (feminine plural)


anisocoria

(pathology, ophthalmology) anisocoria (unequal size of the pupils)


condiloma

From Latin condylōma, from Ancient Greek κονδύλωμα (kondúlōma, “wart”).


dispepsia

From dis- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.


empiema

From Scientific Latin empyema, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα (empúēma), from Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”).


ginecomastia

From gineco- + Ancient Greek μαστός (mastós) + -ia.


megaloblasto

From Ancient Greek μεγάλη (megálē) + -blasto.


edematoso

es-adj

edematoso (feminine edematosa, masculine plural edematosos, feminine plural edematosas)

edematosa (feminine)
edematosos (masculine plural)
edematosas (feminine plural)


nistagmo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νυσταγμός (nustagmós, “nodding, drowsiness”).


osteodistrofia

es-noun

osteodistrofia f (plural osteodistrofias)


logorrea

(pathology) logorrhea (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder)


tromboembolismo

tromboembolismo m (plural tromboembolismos)


trismo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρισμός (trismós).


hemoglobinopatía

es-noun

hemoglobinopatía f (plural hemoglobinopatías)


acondroplasia

(teratology) achondroplasia (a genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism)


acné

Perhaps a corruption of Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, top”).


artritis

Equivalent to artro- + -itis, from Late Latin arthrītis, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).


marasmo

From Ancient Greek μᾰρασμός (marasmós, “withering”), from μᾰραίνω (maraínō, “to waste, wither”).


carcinomatoso

es-adj

carcinomatoso (feminine carcinomatosa, masculine plural carcinomatosos, feminine plural carcinomatosas)

carcinomatosa (feminine)
carcinomatosos (masculine plural)
carcinomatosas (feminine plural)


patologista

es-noun

patologista m or f by sense (plural patologistas)


patológico

es-adj

patológico (feminine patológica, masculine plural patológicos, feminine plural patológicas)

patológica (feminine)
patológicos (masculine plural)
patológicas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παθολογικός (pathologikós). By surface analysis, patología + -ico.


esquistosomiasis

es-noun

esquistosomiasis f (plural esquistosomiasis)


linfopenia

From linfo- + Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poorness”).


osteocondrosis

osteocondrosis f (plural osteocondrosis)


síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida

síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida m (uncountable)

acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome

(pathology) acquired immune deficiency syndrome


disentería

(pathology) dysentery (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines)


trombótico

es-adj

trombótico (feminine trombótica, masculine plural trombóticos, feminine plural trombóticas)

trombótica (feminine)
trombóticos (masculine plural)
trombóticas (feminine plural)


aftoso

aftoso (feminine aftosa, masculine plural aftosos, feminine plural aftosas)

aftosa (feminine)
aftosos (masculine plural)
aftosas (feminine plural)


precanceroso

precanceroso (feminine precancerosa, masculine plural precancerosos, feminine plural precancerosas)

precancerosa (feminine)
precancerosos (masculine plural)
precancerosas (feminine plural)


leproso

leproso (feminine leprosa, masculine plural leprosos, feminine plural leprosas)

leprosa (feminine)
leprosos (masculine plural)
leprosas (feminine plural)


disnea

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin dyspnoea, from Ancient Greek δύσπνοια (dúspnoia).

slbor

(pathology) dyspnea, shortness of breath


hipertermia

(pathology) hyperthermia (abnormally high body temperature)


granulomatosis

es-noun

granulomatosis f (plural granulomatosis)


antitumoral

es-adj

antitumoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural antitumorales)

antitumorales (feminine masculine plural)

(oncology) antitumor; antitumoral (inhibiting the development of tumors)


hepatocarcinoma

es-noun

hepatocarcinoma m (plural hepatocarcinomas)


isquemia

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ískhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîma, “blood”).


isquémico

es-adj

isquémico (feminine isquémica, masculine plural isquémicos, feminine plural isquémicas)

isquémica (feminine)
isquémicos (masculine plural)
isquémicas (feminine plural)


catalepsia

→ Tagalog: katalépsiyá (learned)

Learned borrowing from French catalepsie.


piorrea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυόρροια (puórrhoia).


hidropesía

Inherited from Old Spanish ydropisia, from Late Latin hydropisia, from Latin hydropisis, from Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps, “edema”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). Compare with English dropsy.


-patía

es-noun

-patía f (noun-forming suffix, plural -patías)

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).


alérgeno

Form alergia + -geno, probably on pattern of English allergen.


eccema

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκζεμα (ékzema), from ἐκ (ek, “out of, forth from”) + ζέμα (zéma, “that which is boiled”), from ζέω (zéō, “to boil, to seethe”).


anquilosis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis), from ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked, curved”), from ἄγκος (ánkos, “bend, hollow”).


colangiocarcinoma

es-noun

colangiocarcinoma m (plural colangiocarcinomas)


tifus

Borrowed from New Latin tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”).


morriña

Borrowed from Galician morriña, ultimately from a form of Latin mori (“to die”).

(pathology, veterinary medicine) murrain


émbolo

From Latin embolus, from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos).

(pathology) embolus (an obstruction causing an embolism)


hipoxia

From Scientific Latin hypoxia, from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), English oxygen and -ia.


rabdomiosarcoma

es-noun

rabdomiosarcoma m (plural rabdomiosarcomas)


quimioterápico

quimioterápico m (plural quimioterápicos)


hipertiroidismo

hipertiroidismo m (plural hipertiroidismos)


patogénico

es-adj

patogénico (feminine patogénica, masculine plural patogénicos, feminine plural patogénicas)

patogénica (feminine)
patogénicos (masculine plural)
patogénicas (feminine plural)

From patogenia + -ico. By surface analysis, pato- + -génico.


oncogénico

oncogénico (feminine oncogénica, masculine plural oncogénicos, feminine plural oncogénicas)

oncogénica (feminine)
oncogénicos (masculine plural)
oncogénicas (feminine plural)


necrótico

necrótico (feminine necrótica, masculine plural necróticos, feminine plural necróticas)

necrótica (feminine)
necróticos (masculine plural)
necróticas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek νεκρωτικός (nekrōtikós).


variz

(pathology) varicose vein (abnormally swollen or dilated vein)


adiponectinemia

es-noun

adiponectinemia f (plural adiponectinemias)


patógeno

es-adj

patógeno (feminine patógena, masculine plural patógenos, feminine plural patógenas)

patógena (feminine)
patógenos (masculine plural)
patógenas (feminine plural)


síndrome de Estocolmo

Calque of English Stockholm syndrome, derived from the Swedish Norrmalmstorgssyndromet.


neurodegenerativo

neurodegenerativo (feminine neurodegenerativa, masculine plural neurodegenerativos, feminine plural neurodegenerativas)

neurodegenerativa (feminine)
neurodegenerativos (masculine plural)
neurodegenerativas (feminine plural)


hipotiroidismo

(pathology) hypothyroidism (insufficient production of thyroid hormone)


idiopático

idiopático (feminine idiopática, masculine plural idiopáticos, feminine plural idiopáticas)

idiopática (feminine)
idiopáticos (masculine plural)
idiopáticas (feminine plural)


hidrocefalia

From hidrocéfalo + -ia, from Ancient Greek ὑδροκέφαλος (hudroképhalos).


peste bubónica

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pestis#Translingual

(pathology) bubonic plague (a contagious and deadly disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis)


amnesia anterógrada

(pathology) anterograde amnesia (inability to remember new information)


angiopatía

(pathology) angiopathy (any disease of the blood vessels)


síndrome de Guillain-Barré

es-noun

síndrome de Guillain-Barré f (uncountable)

Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome

(neurology, pathology) Guillain-Barré syndrome


sabañón

Of uncertain origin according to the RAE.

No usábamos guantes, y teníamos las manos y los pies llenos de sabañones.

1979 [1847], Charlotte Brontë, chapter 7, in E. Vergara, transl., Jane Eyre, Círculo de Lectores, page 55:

We didn't use gloves, and we had our hands and feet covered with chilblains.


septicémico

es-adj

septicémico (feminine septicémica, masculine plural septicémicos, feminine plural septicémicas)

septicémica (feminine)
septicémicos (masculine plural)
septicémicas (feminine plural)


síndrome de Asperger

(neurology, psychiatry) Asperger's syndrome


acidótico

acidótico (feminine acidótica, masculine plural acidóticos, feminine plural acidóticas)

acidótica (feminine)
acidóticos (masculine plural)
acidóticas (feminine plural)


síndrome de Down

[ˌsĩn̪.d̪ɾo.me ð̞e ˈð̞ãũn]

(genetics) Down's syndrome / Down syndrome


ciática

(neurology, pathology) sciatica (neuralgia of the sciatic nerve)


distrofia muscular

es-noun

distrofia muscular f (plural distrofias musculares)

(pathology) muscular dystrophy (genetic disease which causes progressive muscle weakness)


otosclerosis

From oto- + (e)sclerosis, from Ancient Greek ὠτός (ōtós) and σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis).


escoliosis

From Latin scoliōsis, derived from Ancient Greek σκολίωσις (skolíōsis), from σκολιός (skoliós, “twisted”) + -sis.


alopécico

es-adj

alopécico (feminine alopécica, masculine plural alopécicos, feminine plural alopécicas)

alopécica (feminine)
alopécicos (masculine plural)
alopécicas (feminine plural)


síndrome de Allan-Herndon-Dudley

es-noun

síndrome de Allan-Herndon-Dudley f (uncountable)

Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome


anatomopatológico

es-adj

anatomopatológico (feminine anatomopatológica, masculine plural anatomopatológicos, feminine plural anatomopatológicas)

anatomopatológica (feminine)
anatomopatológicos (masculine plural)
anatomopatológicas (feminine plural)

(anatomy, pathology) anatomopathological (relating to both anatomy and pathology)


anacusia

From an- + Ancient Greek ἄκουσις (ákousis, “hearing”) + -ia.


cifoescoliosis

es-noun

cifoescoliosis f (plural cifoescoliosis)


dermatomiositis

dermatomiositis f (plural dermatomiositis)


mielopático

es-adj

mielopático (feminine mielopática, masculine plural mielopáticos, feminine plural mielopáticas)

mielopática (feminine)
mielopáticos (masculine plural)
mielopáticas (feminine plural)


esclerodermia

From Scientific Latin sclērodermia, from Ancient Greek σκληρόδερμος (sklēródermos, “hard-skined”) + -ia.

der

σκληρόδερμος


espondilosis

Borrowed from French spondylose, from Latin spondy̆lus (“vertebra”). Equivalent to espondilo- + -osis.


autoinmune

es-adj

autoinmune m or f (masculine and feminine plural autoinmunes)


HDA

(pathology) Initialism of hemorragia digestiva alta.


escrofuloso

escrofuloso (feminine escrofulosa, masculine plural escrofulosos, feminine plural escrofulosas)

escrofulosa (feminine)
escrofulosos (masculine plural)
escrofulosas (feminine plural)


hipercolesterolemia

es-noun

hipercolesterolemia f (plural hipercolesterolemias)

(pathology) hypercholesterolemia (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)


psoriásico

es-adj

psoriásico (feminine psoriásica, masculine plural psoriásicos, feminine plural psoriásicas)

psoriásica (feminine)
psoriásicos (masculine plural)
psoriásicas (feminine plural)


íleo

From Latin īlĕus, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós), from Ancient Greek εἰλῶ (eilô, “to twist”).


apneico

apneico (feminine apneica, masculine plural apneicos, feminine plural apneicas)

apneica (feminine)
apneicos (masculine plural)
apneicas (feminine plural)


aplásico

aplásico (feminine aplásica, masculine plural aplásicos, feminine plural aplásicas)

aplásica (feminine)
aplásicos (masculine plural)
aplásicas (feminine plural)


arteriosclerótico

arteriosclerótico (feminine arteriosclerótica, masculine plural arterioscleróticos, feminine plural arterioscleróticas)

arteriosclerótica (feminine)
arterioscleróticos (masculine plural)
arterioscleróticas (feminine plural)


arrítmico

arrítmico (feminine arrítmica, masculine plural arrítmicos, feminine plural arrítmicas)

arrítmica (feminine)
arrítmicos (masculine plural)
arrítmicas (feminine plural)

(pathology) arrhythmic (suffering from cardiac arrhythmia)


arrinia

(teratology) arrhinia (congenital absence of the nose)


microhematuria

es-noun

microhematuria f (plural microhematurias)


lumbalgia

La primera vez, la paciente fue diagnosticada de lumbalgia, mientras que la segunda ocasión de "lumbalgia aguda, contractura muscular o cólico nefrítico (poco probable)".

2015 September 18, “Condenado el Sergas por el caso de una mujer que quedó estéril”, in El País:


sinovitis

Asimismo, el pasado lunes fue intervenido en la clínica sevillana Infanta Luisa de una fractura de polo distal del escafoides carpiano de la muñeca derecha, con afectación ligamentaria y sinovitis asociada.

2015 October 15, “Paco Ureña, intervenido en Sevilla”, in El País:


linfoma de Hodgkin

linfoma de Hodgkin m (plural linfomas de Hodgkin)

(pathology, oncology) Hodgkin's lymphoma (malignant lymphoid neoplasm)


conjuntivitis

Desde una edad muy temprana (en época lactante) comienzan a tener los primeros síntomas: congestión, irritación de los ojos y lagrimeo cursan como una conjuntivitis normal pero su recurrencia a lo largo de los años va produciendo las temidas cicatrices en la conjuntiva cuyas fatídicas consecuencias aparecen cuando ya son jóvenes adultos.

2015 October 6, “Tracoma: la ceguera del tercer mundo”, in El País:


oncocercosis

From New Latin Onchocerca (a genus of parasitic worms) + -osis, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

af

Desde los años ochenta, la ivermectina está disponible para el tratamiento de la oncocercosis y la filariasis linfática en áreas endémicas a través de donaciones de la industria farmacéutica Merck, pero no está comercializada o es muy cara en la mayoría de países para el tratamiento de las otras enfermedades parasitarias.


nefritis

Borrowed from Late Latin nephrītis, from Ancient Greek νεφρῖτις (nephrîtis).


HDB

(pathology) Initialism of hemorragia digestiva baja.


cirrosis

Borrowed from New Latin cirrhosis, from Ancient Greek κιρρός (kirrhós) + -σις (-sis).


faringitis

En ese centro, de los 120 pacientes que acuden a Emergencia, el 60% lo hace por enfermedades respiratorias, como faringitis, bronquitis, y otras.

2016 September 24, “Cambios en el clima provocan repunte de males respiratorios”, in El Universo:


ciclopía

La cabra tiene una condición llamada ciclopía que se desarrolla en el útero cuando los hemisferios izquierdo y derecho del cerebro no se separan, ya que están pegados a principios del embarazo.

2017 May 20, “Nace una cabra con un sólo ojo en la India”, in Frontera.info:


colecistitis

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + -itis.


ametropía

Borrowed from New Latin ametropia, from Ancient Greek ἄμετρος (ámetros) + ὤψ, ὠπός (ṓps, ōpós) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

af

Por ejemplo, en uno de ellos, ingresó al hospital para desempeñarse como directora a las 10:17 y salió a las 17:41 horas, pero durante diez minutos, entre las 10:16 y las 10:26, coordinó una cirugía con láser de córnea para corregir una ametropía, anomalía ocular.

2017 July 20, “Denuncia penal contra directora de Hospital”, in El Pais (Uruguay):


vasoespasmo

From vaso (“(blood) vessel”) + espasmo (“spasm”).


hiperparatiroidismo

es-noun

hiperparatiroidismo m (plural hiperparatiroidismos)


ataque al corazón

ataque al corazón m (plural ataques al corazón)


oncohematológico

es-adj

oncohematológico (feminine oncohematológica, masculine plural oncohematológicos, feminine plural oncohematológicas)

oncohematológica (feminine)
oncohematológicos (masculine plural)
oncohematológicas (feminine plural)

El 29 de marzo del mismo año, Fidel recibe en la escalerilla del avión a los primeros 139 niños procedentes de Rusia, Bielorrusia y territorios de Ucrania, portadores de diferentes enfermedades oncohematológicas.

2017 August 11, “La mayor vocación solidaria”, in Granma:


tripanosomiasis

es-noun

tripanosomiasis f (plural tripanosomiasis)


micosis

Borrowed from French mycose, from Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “fungus”).


neumonitis

From Scientific Latin pneumonitis, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn) + -itis.


multicéntrico

es-adj

multicéntrico (feminine multicéntrica, masculine plural multicéntricos, feminine plural multicéntricas)

multicéntrica (feminine)
multicéntricos (masculine plural)
multicéntricas (feminine plural)


balanopostitis

es-noun

balanopostitis f (plural balanopostitis)

(pathology) balanoposthitis (inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce)


pleuresía

Borrowed from French pleurésie, from Late Latin pleurīsis.


hipovolemia

Calque of English hypovolemia, hipo- + volemia.


teratogénico

es-adj

teratogénico (feminine teratogénica, masculine plural teratogénicos, feminine plural teratogénicas)

teratogénica (feminine)
teratogénicos (masculine plural)
teratogénicas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek τέρᾰς, τέρᾰτος (téras, tératos) + -génico.

af

τέρᾰς, τέρᾰτος


polineuropatía

es-noun

polineuropatía f (plural polineuropatías)


hipoglucémico

es-adj

hipoglucémico (feminine hipoglucémica, masculine plural hipoglucémicos, feminine plural hipoglucémicas)

hipoglucémica (feminine)
hipoglucémicos (masculine plural)
hipoglucémicas (feminine plural)


exudativo

exudativo (feminine exudativa, masculine plural exudativos, feminine plural exudativas)

exudativa (feminine)
exudativos (masculine plural)
exudativas (feminine plural)

(pathology) that exudes or secretes; weeping


seborreico

seborreico (feminine seborreica, masculine plural seborreicos, feminine plural seborreicas)

seborreica (feminine)
seborreicos (masculine plural)
seborreicas (feminine plural)


visceromegalia

es-noun

visceromegalia f (plural visceromegalias)


pertúsico

es-adj

pertúsico (feminine pertúsica, masculine plural pertúsicos, feminine plural pertúsicas)

pertúsica (feminine)
pertúsicos (masculine plural)
pertúsicas (feminine plural)


neumoperitoneo

es-noun

neumoperitoneo m (plural neumoperitoneos)


panhipopituitarismo

panhipopituitarismo m (plural panhipopituitarismos)


cofosis

From New Latin cōphōsis, from Ancient Greek κώφωσις (kṓphōsis).


hepatoencefalopatía

hepatoencefalopatía f (plural hepatoencefalopatías)


craneosinostosis

craneosinostosis f (plural craneosinostosis)


hiperaldosteronismo

hiperaldosteronismo m (plural hiperaldosteronismos)


hiperpotasemia

hiperpotasemia f (plural hiperpotasemias)


enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica f (plural enfermedades pulmonares obstructivas crónicas)

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(pathology) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


EPOC

enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica#Spanish

(pathology) Initialism of enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica., COPD


hipoadiponectinemia

hipoadiponectinemia f (plural hipoadiponectinemias)


ferropenia

From ferro- + Ancient Greek πενία (penía).

(pathology) iron deficiency, sideropenia


nefroesclerosis

nefroesclerosis f (plural nefroesclerosis)


síndrome de piernas inquietas

síndrome de piernas inquietas m (uncountable)

restless legs syndrome
restless legs syndrome


TEP

(pathology) Initialism of tromboembolismo pulmonar (“PE”).


traqueobronquitis

traqueobronquitis f (plural traqueobronquitis)


bronquiectasia

bronquiectasia f (plural bronquiectasias)

From Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”) and ἔκτασις (éktasis, “dilation”).


polaquiuria

From Ancient Greek πολλάκις (pollákis, “many times”) + -uria.


traqueomalacia

es-noun

traqueomalacia f (plural traqueomalacias)

From traqueo- + Latin malacĭa (“softening, weakness”).


linfangioleiomiomatosis

linfangioleiomiomatosis f (plural linfangioleiomiomatosis)


condrocalcinosis

condrocalcinosis f (plural condrocalcinosis)


encondromatosis

encondromatosis f (plural encondromatosis)


síndrome del intestino irritable

síndrome del intestino irritable f (uncountable)

irritable bowel syndrome
irritable bowel syndrome


síndrome del túnel carpiano

síndrome del túnel carpiano f (uncountable)

carpal tunnel syndrome
carpal tunnel syndrome

(neurology, pathology) carpal tunnel syndrome


síndrome premenstrual

premenstrual syndrome
premenstrual syndrome


hemartros

From Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”).


artrósico

es-adj

artrósico (feminine artrósica, masculine plural artrósicos, feminine plural artrósicas)

artrósica (feminine)
artrósicos (masculine plural)
artrósicas (feminine plural)


hiperprolactinemia

es-noun

hiperprolactinemia f (plural hiperprolactinemias)


osteogénesis imperfecta

osteogénesis imperfecta f (plural osteogénesis imperfectas)

osteogenesis imperfecta
osteogenesis imperfecta


pseudoartrosis

pseudoartrosis f (plural pseudoartrosis)


teratológico

es-adj

teratológico (feminine teratológica, masculine plural teratológicos, feminine plural teratológicas)

teratológica (feminine)
teratológicos (masculine plural)
teratológicas (feminine plural)


mascné

Can be analyzed as a borrowing from English maskne or as a blend of mascarilla + acné.


mielodisplasia

es-noun

mielodisplasia f (plural mielodisplasias)

Borrowed from German Myelodysplasie, coined by A. Fuchs in 1909; equivalent to mielo- + displasia.


radiculopatía

From Latin radicŭla (“small root”) -patía.


oligoovulación

oligoovulación f (plural oligoovulaciones)


espondilodiscitis

espondilodiscitis f (plural espondilodiscitis)


ateroembolismo

ateroembolismo m (plural ateroembolismos)


espondilolistesis

espondilolistesis f (plural espondilolistesis)

From New Latin spondylolisthēsis, equivalent to espondilo- + Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō).


tromboflebitis

es-noun

tromboflebitis f (plural tromboflebitis)


esclerosis lateral amiotrófica

esclerosis lateral amiotrófica f (uncountable)

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(pathology, neurology) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (chronic, progressive disease characterised by degeneration of the central nervous system)


megaloblástico

es-adj

megaloblástico (feminine megaloblástica, masculine plural megaloblásticos, feminine plural megaloblásticas)

megaloblástica (feminine)
megaloblásticos (masculine plural)
megaloblásticas (feminine plural)


sideroblástico

sideroblástico (feminine sideroblástica, masculine plural sideroblásticos, feminine plural sideroblásticas)

sideroblástica (feminine)
sideroblásticos (masculine plural)
sideroblásticas (feminine plural)


agranulocitosis

es-noun

agranulocitosis f (plural agranulocitosis)

Borrowed from German Agranulozytosen, coined by W. Schultz in 1922; equivalent to a- + granulocito + -osis.


pénfigo

From New Latin pemphigus, from Ancient Greek πέμφιξ (pémphix, “pustule”).


oncodermatitis

es-noun

oncodermatitis f (plural oncodermatitis)


hipoparatiroidismo

hipoparatiroidismo m (plural hipoparatiroidismos)


raquitis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥαχίτης (rhakhítēs).


ataxia locomotriz

es-noun

ataxia locomotriz f (plural ataxias locomotrices)

From ancient Greek. ataxia + locomotriz.


atáxico

es-adj

atáxico (feminine atáxica, masculine plural atáxicos, feminine plural atáxicas)

atáxica (feminine)
atáxicos (masculine plural)
atáxicas (feminine plural)


comalia

(pathology, veterinary medicine, of cattle) dropsy


zangarriana

(colloquial, pathology) mild, transient, frequently recurring disease (e.g. periodic migraine)

(pathology, veterinary medicine, of animals) dropsy


faringoamigdalitis

es-noun

faringoamigdalitis f (plural faringoamigdalitis)


romadizo

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *rheumaticium, an alteration of Latin rheumaticum, an inflection of rheumaticus. From Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “flow”).

quote-web

*rheumaticium>romadizo

2019 July 5, Prof. Hortensia Martinez, “Fonetica y fonología histórica, Apuntes de Fonética y Fonología Españolas”, in Docsiry:
*rheumaticium>romadizo
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(pathology) rhinitis, coryza (inflammation of the mucous membranes)


síndrome X frágil

(medicine, medical genetics) fragile X syndrome


tormenta de citocinas

es-noun

tormenta de citocinas f (plural tormentas de citocinas)


síndrome de Turner

Named after American endocrinologist Henry Turner, who first described the condition in 1938.

named-after

(medicine, medical genetics) Turner syndrome


síndrome de Klinefelter

Named after Harry Klinefelter, who identified the condition in the 1940s.

Klinefelter syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome

(medicine, medical genetics) Klinefelter syndrome


síndrome de Marfan

Named after French pediatrician Antoine Marfan, who first described the condition in 1896.


mutismo selectivo

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) selective mutism


trastorno de ansiedad generalizada

[t̪ɾasˌt̪oɾ.no ð̞e ãn.sjeˌð̞að̞ xe.ne.ɾa.liˈθa.ð̞a]

[t̪ɾasˌt̪oɾ.no ð̞e ãn.sjeˌð̞að̞ xe.ne.ɾa.liˈsa.ð̞a]

generalized anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) generalized anxiety disorder


trastorno de ansiedad social

[t̪ɾasˌt̪oɾ.no ð̞e ãn.sjeˌð̞að̞ soˈθjal]

[t̪ɾasˌt̪oɾ.no ð̞e ãn.sjeˌð̞að̞ soˈsjal]

social anxiety disorder
social anxiety disorder

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) social anxiety disorder


granuloma por lamido

es-noun

granuloma por lamido m (plural granulomas por lamido)